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//insert_student.php

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

$date = date(YYYY-MM-DD);

$sql = "INSERT INTO STUDENTS
(student_first_name, student_last_name, student_date_of_birth)
VALUES
('First Woot', 'Last Woot', '".$date."')";


mysql_query($sql,$mysql_conn) or die ("Wrong: ".mysql_error());


mysql_close( $mysql_conn);
?>