From the PHP support page:

"Is there a way to make a table that is editable by admin user, and only viewable by other people?

Generate two copies of your application. One for users and the other for admins, each in a separate folder. That's a very common approach for web developers. They write two versions of their database applications: one for users and one for admins.

Upload the admin version of the generated files to a password-protected folder and give the password only to authorized persons. If you want to protect the users version of your application, use a different login and password for its folder. We also offer a php/mysql script generator to create members area access to any area on your site. more..."

My question for the group is what are the steps to create these two tables and how do you sync the data? I have very little database experience.

Not sure where do you see the reference to create two tables but anyway read this.