 <p>In the penultimate line when you create $query_AddTestimonial, the string you're creating isn't putting the php variables in because you're not telling it that they're variables. You can use the php variables like this:</p> <pre><code>$query_AddTestimonial = "INSERT into testimonials (company,job_function,location,overall,project_details,pros,cons,sr_mgmt,submitted_by,class,school,anonymous) VALUES ('{$company}','{$jobfunc}','{$location}','{$overall}','{$detail}','{$pros}','{$cons}','{$sr_mgmt}','{$submitted_by}','{$class}','{$school}','{$anonymous}')"; </code></pre>