// INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2,...) VALUES (value1, value2,....)
  if ($stage == "new")
  {
    for ($i=0; $i<count($values); $i++)
    {
      $sql  = "INSERT INTO `mpsr` (";
      for ($j=0; $j<count($columns); $j++)
      {
        $sql .= "'".$columns[$j]."'";
        if ($j != count($columns)-1) $sql .= ",";
      }
      $sql .= ") VALUES (";
      for ($j=0; $j<count($values[$i]); $j++)
      {
        $value = preg_replace('/(\d),/','$1',$values[$i][$j]);
        $sql  .= "'".$value."'";
        if ($j != count($values[$i])-1) $sql .= ",";
      }
      $sql .= ")";
      $qry  = mysql_query($sql);
      if (!$qry) die('An error has occurred: '."$sql<br>".mysql_error());
    }
  }

An error has occurred: 
INSERT INTO `mpsr`
('date','group',
 'mil3','meters3','product3','wasteProd3','wastePer3','eff3',
 'mil1','meters1','product1','wasteProd1','wastePer1','eff1',
 'mil2','meters2','product2','wasteProd2','wastePer2','eff2',
 'line','avgLine','wasteTotal','wasteProd3','wastePercent','avgEff') 
VALUES 
('1194498000','2UP',
 '6','','MIGG 15','','0.0','',
 '6','','MIGG 15','','0.0','',
 '6','','MIGG 15','','0.0','',
 '0','0','0','0.0','0.00')
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ''date','group','mil3','meters3','product3','wasteProd3','wastePer3','eff3','mil1' at line 1

mpsr table structure:
Field         Type          Collation     Attributes    Null    Default     Extra      
id            int(11)                                   No                  auto_increment               
date          int(11)                                   No                 
group         varchar(255)  latin1_swedish_ci           No                 
mil3          int(4)                                    No                 
meters3       int(7)                                    No                 
product3      varchar(7)    latin1_swedish_ci           No                 
wasteProd3    int(7)                                    No                 
wastePer3     decimal(4,0)                              No                 
eff3          decimal(4,0)                              No                 
mil2          int(4)                                    No                 
meters2       int(7)                                    No                 
product2      varchar(7)    latin1_swedish_ci           No                 
wasteProd2    int(7)                                    No                 
wastePer2     decimal(4,0)                              No                 
eff2          decimal(4,0)                              No                 
mil1          int(4)                                    No                 
meters1       int(7)                                    No                 
product1      varchar(7)    latin1_swedish_ci           No                 
wasteProd1    int(7)                                    No                 
wastePer1     decimal(4,0)                              No                 
eff1          decimal(4,0)                              No                 
line          int(7)                                    No                 
avgLine       int(7)                                    No                 
wasteTotal    int(7)                                    No                 
wastePercent  decimal(4,0)                              No                 
avgEff        decimal(4,0)                              No