Insertion of Records into Database using Forms: PHP & MySQL

Video tutorial illustrates INSERTION of records into database using simple HTML form and minimal PHP scripting.

First look at these short videos:
Connect to the database
Simple / basic insertion operation

Form and PHP script, both in one file
index.php



. in action property of html form simply means that the user entered values will be passed on to itself.
Since we are using . in the action property, we are making use of user entered values in the same file by using if($_POST[‘name’]) PHP code.
we can even use if( isset($_POST[‘name’])) isset() is a PHP function to check whether a variable has some value or not.

Video Tutorial: Insertion of Records into Database using Forms: PHP & MySQL



YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BRiX3rXuRg [Watch the Video In Full Screen.]



To know the differences between GET and POST methods:
GET Method In Action: Simple Form
POST Method In Action: Simple Form

Data in the database, as shown in the video:
1. Google
2. Apple
3. Microsoft
4. Oracle
5. Technotip



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