In-Depth Access MySQL Database With PHP Use the PHP extension for MySQL to access data from the MySQL database. By Deepak Vohra 06/20/2007 T he MySQL database is the most commonly used open source ...

The "action" attribute tells the form to send the data to a script named "info.php," and "method" describes the type of action to be performed once the information is passed to the script.

Click the database you want to use to insert data. Type the MySQL insert statement that inserts the characters, placing a backslash in front of any commas or quotes.

Once you have all the data necessary, your database is ready for usage by your web-based tool. Just remember to connect the tool using the MySQL we created earlier, and you’re good to go.