Setting up unique names (for MySQL functionality) for each entry in a table pulled from a database

This table is actually an HTML form populated with info being pulled from an MYSQL database.  I'd like people to update the form info, hit submit and then the data for each row of the form is saved back into the database.

Here's the code for the entire thing.  

<form action="process_table.php" method="post">

<table>
  <tr>
<th scope="col">Date</th>
<th scope="col">Amount</th>
<th scope="col">Vendor</th>
<th scope="col">Description</th>
<th scope="col">Type</th>
<th scope="col">Notes</th>
<th scope="col">Trip</th>
<th scope="col">Last Updated</th>
<th scope="col">Last Updated By</th>
<th scope="col">Done</th>

 
  </tr>
 
<?php

$get_transactions = "SELECT * FROM transactions order by date ASC LIMIT 10";
$transactions_result_set = mysqli_query($connection, $get_transactions);

$get_types = "SELECT * FROM type";
$type_result_set = mysqli_query($connection, $get_types);

?>  

<?php // this section creates the entire table
//the line below creates each record and puts it in a table
?>

<?php
//this opens the tag
$type = "<select>";
//this while statement turns each entry from the database into value
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($type_result_set)) {
//this statement appends to the existing variable    
       $type .= sprintf("<option value='%s'>%s</option>", $row["type_name"], $row["type_name"]);
}
$type .= "</select>";
?>

<?php while ($expenses = mysqli_fetch_assoc($transactions_result_set)) {
?>

 <tr>
 <td><?php echo date("F d, Y", strtotime($expenses["date"]));?></td>
 <td><?php echo number_format($expenses["amount"], 2);?></td>
 <td><?php echo $expenses["vendor"];?></td>
 <td><?php echo $expenses["description"];?></td>
 <td><?php echo $type; ?></td>
 <td><textarea name="notes" id="notes"></textarea></td>
 <td nowrap="nowrap">Trip place holder</td>
 <td><?php echo date("m/d/Y")?></td>
  <td>User Name</td>
<!--  <td><?php// date("F d, Y");?></td>-->
 
 <td><input name="done" type="checkbox" id="done"></td>
 
 </tr>
 
 
<?php
}
?>

      
</table>

<input type="submit">
</form>

It looks like the textarea is the field you need the array for so do it this way:

<textarea name="name[]"...

Then when it is sunmited you will have an array in the $_POST variables and can reference as:

$_POST['name[0]'], $_POST['name[1]'], etc

Cd&

Ah, thanks COBOL!

Can you please shed some light on the PHP code  and SQL statement I'd use?

The only time during any given day when I feel like a complete idiot is when I'm trying to code/learn  PHP.  I'm a network administrator learning this stuff on my own and PHP is my first language.  I should be compensated for the ongoing battery of my ego!  Guys, I will pore over the helpful code provided and try to understand it. Will get back to you soon, thanks!