You must enter the department."; exit(); } include("../include/dbconfig.php"); $connection = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass) or die ("Unable to connect!"); mysql_select_db($db_name); $query = "insert into SR_department set Department='$dpt'"; $result = mysql_query($query, $connection) or die ("Error in query: $query. " . mysql_error()); header("Location: manage.php"); exit(); ?>