Voorbeeld

<html>
<body>

<form action="index.php" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br>
E-mail: <input type="text" name="email"><br>
<input type="submit">
</form>

</body>
</html>

<?php
/*** mysql hostname ***/
$hostname = 'localhost';

/*** mysql username ***/
$username = 'username';

/*** mysql password ***/
$password = 'password';

try {
    $dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=animals", $username, $password);

    /*** set the error reporting attribute ***/
    $dbh->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);

    /*** prepare the SQL statement ***/
    $stmt = $dbh->prepare("INSERT name=:name, email=:email INTO user");

    /*** bind the paramaters ***/
    $stmt->bindParam(':name', $_POST["name"], PDO::PARAM_STR);
    $stmt->bindParam(':email', $_POST["email"], PDO::PARAM_STR);

    /*** execute the prepared statement ***/
    $stmt->execute();

    /*** close the database connection ***/
    $dbh = null;
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}
?>