Newbie alert - Ok don't yell at me...

I am such a newbie it's not funny. I have a php bible and I am checking the code on three different websites. I was wondering if someone had some sample code on this: I want to list field1 from a mysql db - (I can do that) - but I want to put a hyperlink so the user can click it and go into the entire record to update. I can't make this happen successfully. Thanks for any help! -Jenn