Question : MySQL Query Error: Column count doesn't match value count at row 1

This querry in MySQL won't work, it causes the error message

Error: Column count doesn't match value count at row 1

INSERT INTO leads (id, first_name, last_name, email, phone, address, city, state, zip, question, date) VALUES ('NULL', 'Frank', 'Furter','[email protected]' '555-555-5555', '13 Cherry Tree Ln.', 'Grants Pass', 'OR', '97567', 'This is a test', '2010-07-05')

this is the query taken out of the php code it was in.
I don't see any disparity between the columns and the values. the database is the following

table name: leads

fields:
id ( int , autoincrement, key
first_name (varchar)
last_name (varchar)
email (varchar)
phone (varchar)
address (varchar)
city (varchar)
state (varchar)
zip (varchar)
question (mediumtext)

Answer : MySQL Query Error: Column count doesn't match value count at row 1

Here is a teaching example script that shows how to do many of the basics in PHP and MySQL. Please read it over - code, comments and especially the man pages. It should help you get a grip on the things you are trying to do there. Hint: error checking and data visualization are a big part of successful programming!

Best, ~Ray

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<?php // RAY_mysql_example.php
error_reporting(E_ALL);

// IMPORTANT PAGES FROM THE MANUALS
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/mysql.installation.php
// MAN PAGE: http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-error.php



// CONNECTION AND SELECTION VARIABLES FOR THE DATABASE
$db_host = "localhost"; // PROBABLY THIS IS OK
$db_name = "??";        // GET THESE FROM YOUR HOSTING COMPANY
$db_user = "??";
$db_word = "??";

// OPEN A CONNECTION TO THE DATA BASE SERVER
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php
if (!$db_connection = mysql_connect("$db_host", "$db_user", "$db_word"))
{
   $errmsg = mysql_errno() . ' ' . mysql_error();
   echo "<br/>NO DB CONNECTION: ";
   echo "<br/> $errmsg <br/>";
}

// SELECT THE MYSQL DATA BASE
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-select-db.php
if (!$db_sel = mysql_select_db($db_name, $db_connection))
{
   $errmsg = mysql_errno() . ' ' . mysql_error();
   echo "<br/>NO DB SELECTION: ";
   echo "<br/> $errmsg <br/>";
   die('NO DATA BASE');
}
// IF WE GOT THIS FAR WE CAN DO QUERIES




// ESCAPING A DATA FIELD FOR USE IN MYSQL QUERIES
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-real-escape-string.php
$safe_username = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["username"]);




// CREATING AND SENDING A SELECT QUERY AND TESTING THE RESULTS
// MAN PAGE:http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-query.php
$sql = "SELECT id FROM my_table WHERE username='$safe_username'";
$res = mysql_query($sql);

// IF mysql_query() RETURNS FALSE, GET THE ERROR REASONS
// MAN PAGE: http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-error.php
if (!$res)
{
   $errmsg = mysql_errno() . ' ' . mysql_error();
   echo "<br/>QUERY FAIL: ";
   echo "<br/>$sql <br/>";
   die($errmsg);
}
// IF WE GET THIS FAR, THE QUERY SUCCEEDED AND WE HAVE A RESOURCE-ID IN $res SO WE CAN NOW USE $res IN OTHER MYSQL FUNCTIONS




// DETERMINE HOW MANY ROWS OF RESULTS WE GOT
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-num-rows.php
$num = mysql_num_rows($res);
if (!$num)
{
   echo "<br/>QUERY FOUND NO DATA: ";
   echo "<br/>$sql <br/>";
}
else
{
   echo "<br/>QUERY FOUND $num ROWS OF DATA ";
   echo "<br/>$sql <br/>";
}




// ITERATE OVER THE RESULTS SET TO SHOW WHAT WE FOUND
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-fetch-assoc.php
echo "<pre>\n"; // MAKE IT EASY TO READ
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res))
{
   var_dump($row); // MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.var-dump.php
}




// A WAY OF DETERMINING HOW MANY ROWS WE HAVE IN A TABLE
// MAN PAGE: http://us.php.net/mysql_fetch_array
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM my_table";
$res = mysql_query($sql);

// IF mysql_query() RETURNS FALSE, GET THE ERROR REASONS
if (!$res)
{
   $errmsg = mysql_errno() . ' ' . mysql_error();
   echo "<br/>QUERY FAIL: ";
   echo "<br/>$sql <br/>";
   die($errmsg);
}
// GET THE RESULTS SET ROW IN AN ARRAY WITH A NUMERIC INDEX - POSITION ZERO IS THE COUNT
$row = mysql_fetch_array($res, MYSQL_NUM);
$num = $row[0];




// MAKING AN INSERT QUERY AND TESTING THE RESULTS
$sql = "INSERT INTO my_table (username) VALUES (\"$safe_username\")";
$res = mysql_query($sql);

// IF mysql_query() RETURNS FALSE, GET THE ERROR REASONS
if (!$res)
{
   $errmsg = mysql_errno() . ' ' . mysql_error();
   echo "<br/>QUERY FAIL: ";
   echo "<br/>$sql <br/>";
   die($errmsg);
}
// GET THE AUTO_INCREMENT ID OF THE RECORD JUST INSERTED - PER THE DB CONNECTION
// MAN PAGE: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-insert-id.php
$id  = mysql_insert_id($db_connection);