passing dta from a form to a mysql database

[seanlyons]

Total beginner here. Not much of a programmer. I guess I come from the dark side.....I'm a designer.

I need to pass some simple data from a html form to a database. How can php help me to achieve this

[notionlogic]

When the form is submitted, all user input is available as a variable depending on your PHP configuration (e.g. $HTTP_POST_VARS["field1"] or maybe just $field1 ) and you can process this or do whatever you want to it.

After that it's no great leap to connect to a database and insert/update as needed.

Perhaps this tutorial will help?