Hello mlmn i want to store the fingerprint in a mysql database using php too, just like you, can you help me please, thanks

I bought an IBM USB Fingerprint reader. I want to use it to authenticate a user for database access. When some one tries to access a database, his ID should be provided and then his fingerprint should be matched with an already stored fingerprint. I do not know how to configure the device. Searching the internet did not give me any useful resut. Anyone out there please help. I am doing the programming in php to access a database through the web....