$result = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM events WHERE name="'.$name.'" ORDER BY name');
    if (mysql_num_rows($result) <= 0) {
        $event->name = $name;
        $event->status = $status;
        $event->event_date = $event_date;
        $event->start_date = $start_date;
        $event->end_date = $end_date;
        $event->address = $address;
        $event->city = $city;
        $event->state = $state;
        $event->zip = $zip;
        $event->use_grad_date = $use_grad_date;
        $event->Save();

    } else {
        while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
            $sel_event = $row['eventsid'];
            $sel_event_form = 1;
        }
    }