> New problem now
> I made change and got:
>
> Warning: Missing argument 1 for addperson() in /home/smith/public_html/
> personal/ab_functions.php on line 20
> You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
> corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use
> near '(firstName, lastName, dob, category, address1, address2, city,
> state, zipcode, t' at line 2
>
> I'm sure insert code works because if I just run it from page with
> form it is ok.

Did you change the following code as instructed:-

if(isset($_POST['do_addperson']))
{
addPerson ();
}

to the following:-

if(isset($_POST['do_addperson']))
{
addPerson ($connect);
}

The error message you posted suggests you did not.