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connection.inc.php

code:

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<?php
function opendb(){
    mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password") or die("Can't Connect to database, try again later");
    mysql_select_db("database");
}
?>

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index.php

code:

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<?
include("connection.inc.php");
opendb();

$sql = "INSERT INTO `table` (`id`, `name`) VALUES ('".$id."', '".$name."')";
mysql_query($sql) or die (mysql_error());
?>

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That's how I always do it with my websites.

EDIT: Added the mysql_query bit.