How to Submit an HTML Form to a MySQL Database Using PHP

The internet is made up of forms. You can see any website or application that is popular: Facebook, Twitter Google, WordPress, YouTube. A form is used to submit a Facebook message, tweet, search, upload a video, or post a blog. You can create amazing things by knowing how to submit data via a form to a database.

Wufoo Forms is one example.

It is an easy online service that allows non-techies to create online forms. It was founded in 2006 using just $118,000 of angel investments. It was sold to SurveyMonkey in 2011 for $35 million. SurveyMonkey is now worth $2 billion.