<?php
mysql_connect("localhost","user_name") or die("could not connect");
mysql_select_db("my_database_name") or die("could not select database");
$file = "file_that_contains_names_one_name_in_a_line";
if (!$file_handle = fopen($file,"r")) { echo "Cannot open file."; }
if (!$file_contents = fread($file_handle, filesize($file))) { echo "Cannot read contents of file"; }
$array=preg_split('/\n/',$file_contents);
while(list($name,$value)=each($array))
{
        if($value!="")
        {
                $name_add_query="insert into name_table values('$value')";
                mysql_query($name_add_query);
        }
}
fclose($file_handle);
?>