so i been trying this
<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
if(empty($_POST['fname'])) {
die("Fill in the first name field.");
}
if(empty($_POST['lname'])) {
die("Fill in the last name field.");
}
include('connect-mysql.php');
$fname = mysqli_real_escape_string($dbcon,trim($_POST['fname']));
$lname = mysqli_real_escape_string($dbcon,trim($_POST['lname']));
$sqlinsert = "INSERT INTO `users` (firstname, lastname) VALUES ('" . $fname . "','" . $lname . "')";
if (!mysqli_query($dbcon, $sqlinsert)) {
die('error inserting new record');
} //end of nested if
echo "1 record added to the database";
} // end of the main if statement
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Insert Data into DB</title>
</head>
<body>
<hl>Insert Data into DB</hl>
<form method="post" action="">
<fieldset>
<legend>New People</legend>
<label>First Name:<input type="text" name="fname" /></label>
<label>Last Name:<input type="text" name="lname" /></label>
</fieldset>
<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="add new person" />
</form>
<?php
echo $newrecord;
?>
</body>
</html>
how ever i keep getting ( error inserting new record )
what do i need to create in the table ?
and how do i display it then ?
any help would be great