'localhost', 'username' => 'username', 'password' => 'pass', 'dbname' => 'dbname' ); $db = Zend_Db::factory('PHP_MYSQL',$config); // Inserting Data $data = array( 'bug_description' => 'Something wrong', 'bug_status' => 'NEW' ); $db->insert('bugs', $data); // Selecting Data $sql = 'SELECT * FROM bugs where bug_id = 2'; $result = $db->fetchRow($sql); echo $result->bug_description; ?>