posting data to the db publically...?

For an older version you could try copying the mysqlStrictMode function (search for "function mysqlStrictMode") from the latest /lib/database_functions.php to the older one. And then repeat that for any other missing functions.

Here's the code for it. Just copy it to your /lib/database_functions.php

//
function mysqlStrictMode($strictMode) {
$currentVersion = preg_replace("/[^0-9\.]/", "", mysql_get_server_info());
$isMySql5 = version_compare($currentVersion, '5.0.0', '>=');

# only for Mysql 5
if (!$isMySql5) { return; }

# set MySQL strict mode - http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/server-sql-mode.html
if ($strictMode) {
$query = "SET SESSION sql_mode = 'STRICT_ALL_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER'";
mysql_query($query) or die("MySQL Error: " .mysql_error(). "\n");
}
else {
$query = "SET SESSION sql_mode = 'NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER'";
mysql_query($query) or die("MySQL Error: " .mysql_error(). "\n");
}
}

Hope that helps!

Perfect!! thank you!

Dave,

Just an unrelated word of thanks for posting the user signup form code earlier in this post. That form, along with reading over the assistance you gave here really helped me in setting up this member area that I've been working on for a client. I was pretty hesitant to agree to do this for them, but your assistance, even indirectly, really saved the day for me. :-)

Thanks again!

Jeremy