PHP - MySql : (String) put slash between 2 number

Question

I've problem in my code, I use these lines for example:

$numb1 = 12;
$numb2 = 6;
$folder = (string)$numb1."/".$numb2;
echo ($folder); // => 12/6
$sql="insert into test (folder) values (".$folder.");   
// Here the value of folder is "2" !!!
// Structure of the colume folder : varchar(50) utf8_general_ci 

I went insert in this column "folder" the string output "12/6", but every time in database I get the division of $numb1 / $numb2, in this case I get "2";.

Answer 1

You should really be using mysqli. It's much more secure.

You're missing quotes around your string. SQL needs quotes to identify it as a string. Otherwise it uses as a number.

Where you say

insert into ... values(12/6)

It should be

Insert into ... Values '12/6')

Try:

"INSERT INTO test (folder)
VALUES ('".$folder."')";