<?php if( isset( $_POST[ 'btnSign' ] ) ) { // Get input $message = trim( $_POST[ 'mtxMessage' ] ); $name = trim( $_POST[ 'txtName' ] ); // Sanitize message input $message = strip_tags( addslashes( $message ) ); $message = mysql_real_escape_string( $message ); $message = htmlspecialchars( $message ); // Sanitize name input $name = str_replace( '<script>', '', $name ); $name = mysql_real_escape_string( $name ); // Update database $query = "INSERT INTO guestbook ( comment, name ) VALUES ( '$message', '$name' );"; $result = mysql_query( $query ) or die( '<pre>' . mysql_error() . '</pre>' ); //mysql_close(); } ?>