I changed the variables, but now there's a new error:
Parse error: expecting T_STRING, T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING
on line 47
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<html><head><title>PHP_test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$dbcnx = @mysql_connect("localhost");
if (!$dbcnx) {
echo( "<P>Unable to connect to the " .
"database server at this time.</P>" ); exit(); }
if (! @mysql_select_db("jokes") ) {
echo( "<P>Unable to locate the joke " .
"database at this time.</P>" ); exit(); }
?>
<FORM ACTION="<?php echo($PHP_SELF); ?>" METHOD=POST>
<P>Type your joke here:<BR>
<TEXTAREA NAME="joketext" ROWS=10 COLS=40 WRAP></TEXTAREA>
<BR><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT NAME="submitjoke" VALUE="SUBMIT">
</FORM>
<?php
if ("SUBMIT" == $_POST['submitjoke']) {
$sql = "UPDATE Jokes SET " .
"JokeDate=CURDATE() , " .
"JokeText=$_POST['joketext'] " ;
if (mysql_query($sql)) {
echo("<P>Your joke has been added.</P>");
} else {
echo("<P>Error adding submitted joke: " .
mysql_error() . "</P>"); }
}
?>
</body>
</html>
help desparete 2!!
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lisa, not to be rude ( so don't get me wrong ), but you already have a post open, so use the same thread when you have reoccuring problems 
anyways, i posted a fix for your code in your last thread as well.
viewtopic.php?p=70739#70739
anyways, i posted a fix for your code in your last thread as well.
viewtopic.php?p=70739#70739