Title: WordPress database error
Last modified: February 22, 2018

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# WordPress database error

 *  [ltaferrara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ltaferrara/)
 * (@ltaferrara)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-122/)
 * Hello,
 * i am using the plugin with a custom argument.
    My SQL code is: **SELECT date,
   value FROM wp_userperf WHERE `user`={arg1}**
 * and my shortcode is:
    **[gvn_schart_2 id=”679″ arg1=”username”]**
 * If enter this query in the MySQL console i get the correct table, but displaying
   the shortcode in wordpress gives me:
    **WordPress database error: [Unknown column‘
   username’ in ‘where clause’] SELECT date,value FROM wp_userperf WHERE `user`=
   username
 * I tried different combinations, but i dont get any chart. What’s the problem 
   here?
 * Best regards

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-122/)
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