Data can be entered into MySQL tables by executing SQL INSERT statement using PHP function mysql_query. Here We Explain simle example to insert a record into employee table.
<html>
<head>
<title>Add New Record in MySQL Database Using PHP</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
if(isset($_POST['add']))
{
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbuser = 'root';
$dbpass = '';
$dbname = 'Database Name';
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass) or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($dbname ) or die(mysql_error());
$emp_name = $_POST['emp_name'];
$emp_address = $_POST['emp_address'];
$emp_salary = $_POST['emp_salary'];
$sql = "INSERT INTO employee (emp_name, emp_address, emp_salary, join_date) VALUES('$emp_name', '$emp_address', $emp_salary, NOW())";
$retval = mysql_query( $sql) or die(mysql_error());
echo "data successfully Inserted \n";
mysql_close($conn);
}
?>
<form method="post" action="<?php $_PHP_SELF ?>">
<table width="400" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td width="100">Employee Name</td>
<td><input name="emp_name" type="text" id="emp_name"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100">Employee Address</td>
<td><input name="emp_address" type="text" id="emp_address"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100">Employee Salary</td>
<td><input name="emp_salary" type="text" id="emp_salary"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"> </td>
<td>
<input name="add" type="submit" id="add" value="Add Employee">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
My name is Mukesh Jakhar and I am a Web Application Developer and Software Developer, currently living in Jaipur, India. I have a Master of Computer Application in Computer Science from JNU Jaipur University. I loves to write on technology and programming topics. Apart from this, I love to travel and enjoy the beauty of nature.