$user="root"; $pass="j2s5s1"; $db="library"; $first_name=$_POST['first_name']; $last_name =$_POST['last_name']; mysql_connect(localhost,$user,$pass); @mysql_select_db($db) or die( "Unable to select database, Please contact your administrator"); $query = sprintf("INSERT INTO author VALUES (NULL, '%s, %s')", mysql_real_escape_string($first_name), mysql_real_escape_string($last_name)); $query = "INSERT INTO author VALUES (NULL,'$last_name, $first_name')"; mysql_query($query); mysql_close(); ?>