Lesson 5.1. HTML forms

Introduction

Forms are fundamental xhen creating dynamic web pages since they allow the user to interact with the site and to send data. Here is an example of a form with buttons, fields and drop-down lists:

Syntax

Tag <form> </form> defines the begining and endding of an HTML form. This tag accepts two main attributes:

action defines the URL of the script that will process the form
method determines how data will be sent from the client to the server

Here is an example of HTML form:

<form action="processin.php" method="post">
  Enter your name :
  <input type="text" name="name">
  <input type="submit" value="Send">
</form>

here is a simple PHP script that displays the received data:

<?php
var_dump($_POST);

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Exercice

Modify the previous script to add a new input field as on the following illustration:

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Solution

Lesson 4.10 Summary Lesson 5.2

Lesson 5.1. HTML forms

Introduction

Syntax

Exercice

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