First, create an entry HTML form capable of passing information to a secondary file. Next, create a Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) file to accept the data and insert it into the database.

Launch your PHP editor or Notepad and your relational database management system management application. Create a table in your database with an "EmailAddress" field with the "varchar" datatype.

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Get up to speed on MySQL basics with this step-by-step tutorial on how to create a database, add a table, and input data into the table.