PHP: Simple form to posts to database -

i've been out of touch using php outside of content management systems i've forgot of basic syntax etc. i'm trying build simple form collects user data , sends database table called 'creathive_applications'.

here html form:

                <form action="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>" method="post">                     <fieldset id="membershipform">                                           <ul class="clearfix">                             <li id="li-status">                                 <span>i a:</span>                                 <menu>                                     <li><label for="student"><input disabled="disabled" type="radio" name="status" id="student" checked="checked" value="graduate" /> graduate</label></li>                                     <li><label for="student2"><input disabled="disabled" type="radio" name="status" id="student2" value="undergraduate" /> undergraduate</label></li>                                 </menu>                             </li>                             <li id="li-firstname">                                 <label for="firstname">first name</label> <input name="firstname" disabled="disabled" type="text" placeholder="first name" id="firstname" title="first name" />                             </li>                             <li id="li-lastname">                                 <label for="lastname">last name</label> <input name="lastname" disabled="disabled" type="text" placeholder="last name" id="lastname" title="last name" />                             </li>                             <li id="li-email">                                 <label for="email">email address</label> <input name="email" disabled="disabled" type="text" placeholder="email address" id="email" title="email address" />                             </li>                             <li id="li-url">                                 <label for="url">url</label> <input name="url" disabled="disabled" type="text" placeholder="url of you've made" id="url" title="url of you've made" />                             </li>                             <li id="li-buttons">                                 <input name="submit" type="submit" value="send application &#9658;" title="send application" onclick="alert('invites available march 2011');" />                             </li>                         </ui>                     </fieldset>                 </form> 

and here php jazz:

if(isset($_post['submit']))  {      $status = $_post['status'];     $firstname = $_post['firstname'];     $lastname = $_post['lastname'];     $email = $_post['email'];     $url = $_post['url'];      $host = '####';     $username = '####';     $pass = '####';      mysql_connect($host,$username,$pass);     mysql_select_db($username);      $query = "insert creathive_applications values (null,'".$status."','".$firstname."','".$lastname."','".$email."','".$url."')";      $result = mysql_query($query);  } 

can me fix can't remember how run sql statement , send data database :/ i've added database username , password host database name? go again?

i know rather n00b question, appreciated.

thanks lot

well, no error it's impossible tell fix.
however, there obvious things do.
see comments:

<? //show possible errors. should set level error_reporting(e_all);  echo "landed @ form handler<br>";  // buttons not being sent or gets misspelled if($_server['request_method'] == 'post') {     echo "here goes post processing<br>";     $host = '####';     $username = '####';     $pass = '####';      mysql_connect($host,$username,$pass);     mysql_select_db($username);      // strings should escaped     // , should done after connecting db     $status    = mysql_real_escape_string($_post['status']);     $firstname = mysql_real_escape_string($_post['firstname']);     $lastname  = mysql_real_escape_string($_post['lastname']);     $email     = mysql_real_escape_string($_post['email']);     $url       = mysql_real_escape_string($_post['url']);      $query = "insert creathive_applications                values (null,'$status','$firstname','$lastname','$email','$url')";      echo $query;     // run queries way notified in case of error     $result = mysql_query($query) or trigger_error(mysql_error().". query: ".$query);     var_dump($result); } 

in case still see no error, add line temporarily top of script

ini_set('display_errors',1); 

and remove after problem solved.

edit added debug info.
if see none of it's messages, you're sending form wrong url. if see of them, post here