php delete file not deleting from SQL table

here is the code:

<?php

$Link = @mysql_connect(‘mydata’, ‘mydata’, ‘mydata’);
if (!$Link) {
exit(‘<p>Unable to connect to the ‘ .
‘database server at this time.</p>’);
}

if (!@mysql_select_db(‘mydata’)) {
exit(‘<p>Unable to locate the PartyCo ‘ .
‘database at this time.</p>’);
}

// delete joke part

$party = $GET_[‘party’];
$ok = @mysql_query(
“DELETE FROM christmas WHERE party=’$party'”);
if ($ok) {
echo ‘<p>Party deleted successfully!.</p>’;
} else {
echo ‘<p>Error deleting party details: ‘ .
mysql_error() . ‘</p>’;
}

?>

this script runs without error – but doesnt delete the data in the christmas table –

this is the link that sends to the delete.php page:

“<a href=’deleteparty.php?party=$party’>Delete</a></p>”;

which isnt the problem, as I have an edit.php file wchich uses the same logic and this works fine……

any suggestion to my DELETE command ?

thanks in advance!

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