<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = null;
$dbname = "toets";

try {
    $conn = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=toets", $username, $password);
    // set the PDO error mode to exception
    $conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
    $sql = "INSERT INTO gegevens (voornaam,tussenvoegsel,achternaam,email)
    VALUES ('L', 'not specified', 'Lawliet', 'lawliet@example.com')";
    // use exec() because no results are returned
    $conn->exec($sql);
    echo "New record created successfully";
}
catch(PDOException $e)
{
    echo $sql . "<br>" . $e->getMessage();
}

$conn = null;
?>