php to access database

my objective is to select records from database to remember info, click on and go to the target and
update the date last used, visit count, time visited and if the info hasn't been saved, save it.
I do this in html, see the records, click on a button and go to target of interest... using Xampp
server w/databases, and access thru php I can update(crud).

My Xammp is running, my database is confirmed, my php doesn't seem to work in accessing the records.
I've tried other forums to no...

php to access database

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