BASIC HTML FORM
<form target="_blank" action="dummy.php" method="post">
<input type="text" name="username">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<form>
The HTML form.<input>
Form fields.type
Field type. For now, a simple text field and submit button. Will go through more in next few chapters.name
Name of the field.value
On submit button, this is the button text. If set on text field, this is the default text.
HTML FORM ATTRIBUTES
target
Where to submit the form._self
In same window, the default if not specified._blank
In a new tab.
action
Submit to which script. Default is the current page.method
Submission method.get
Show the submitted form data in the URL. The default.post
Hide the submitted form data.
FORM SUBMISSION
Take note of how form submission work.
get
Form data will be appended to the URL. Example –http://site.com/submit.php?username=Jon&gender=Male
post
Form data is hidden, but can still be retrieved on the server-side. PHP example –echo $_POST["username"];