mysqli insert - but only if not a duplicate [duplicate]

Answer 1

Working from your code, this should point you in the right direction. there are, perhaps, better ways to structure your database that will make better use of it.

real_escape_string($newUserName);
$newUserEmail = $_POST['newUserEmail'];
$newUserEmail = $mysqli->real_escape_string($newUserEmail);
*/
$newUserName = "Test User";
$newUserEmail = "test4@example.com";

// Now search the DB to see if a record with this email already exists:
echo "SELECT * FROM RegisteredUsersTable WHERE UserEmail = '$newUserEmail'", "\n";
$result = $mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM RegisteredUsersTable WHERE UserEmail = '$newUserEmail'");

if (!$result) {
  die($mysqli->error);
}
echo "num_rows = ".$result->num_rows."\n";
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
   echo "Duplicate email\n";
   // do something to alert user about non-unique email
} else {
  $result = $mysqli->query("INSERT IGNORE INTO RegisteredUsersTable (UserName, UserEmail) VALUES ('".$newUserName."', '".$newUserEmail."')");
  if ($result === false) {echo "SQL error:".$mysqli->error;}
}

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