query error and confirmation messages

[penguine]

Question one: Is this allowed in PHP? mysql_query($query) or die("Error");

Question two: What's the if statement syntax for a confirmation message when your query goes through properly?

[SpectreReturns]

1) Yes

2) Write it in an if statement instead of being like that

if (mysql_query($query)) {
echo 'It worked!';
}
else {
die("Error");
}

[penguine]

Ooh. Okay. That makes sense. Thanks. :)