How does {} affect a MySQL Query in PHP?

Question

What is the difference between the following 2 queries?

mysql_query(\"UPDATE table SET name = \'$name\'\");

mysql_query(\"UPDATE table SET name = \'{$name}\         


        

Answer 1

This query can be used if you want to pass a single variable:

mysql_query("UPDATE table SET name = '$name'");

This can be used if you are passing a value from an array's particular index.

mysql_query("UPDATE table SET name = '{$1}'",$name);

By the way your both queries were also correct in their means.