<?php

date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');

$connection = mysql_connect("ocelot.aul.fiu.edu","DBname","password");

            // Check connection
if (!$connection)
{
            echo "Connection failed: " . mysql_connect_error();
}
            else
{
                //select table
                mysql_select_db("DBname") or die(mysql_error());
                echo "Database Found! <br>";

                $StudentID = $_POST["StudentID"];
                $firstName = $_POST["firstName"];
                $lastName = $_POST["lastName"];

                $query = "UPDATE DBname.students
                             SET firstName = '$firstName',
                                 lastName = '$lastName'
                           WHERE StudentID = '$StudentID'";

                $res = mysql_query($query);

                if ($res)
                {
                   echo "<p>Record Updated<p>";
                }
                else
                {
                   echo "Problem updating record. MySQL Error: " . mysql_error();
                }
            }

            mysql_close($connection);
        ?>