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HTML Form Directing to PHP File or Include PHP File

jassy
answered Apr 26 '23 00:00

When working with HTML forms and PHP, there are two ways to process the form data: directing the form to a separate PHP file or including the PHP code within the HTML file itself.

Directing the Form to a Separate PHP File
Here is an example of how to direct the form to a separate PHP file:

HTML Form:


<form method="POST" action="process-form.php">
  <label for="name">Name:</label>
  <input type="text" name="name" id="name">

  <label for="email">Email:</label>
  <input type="email" name="email" id="email">

  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
process-form.php:


[code]
<?php
  if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    $name = $_POST["name"];
    $email = $_POST["email"];

    // Process form data here
  }
?>

[/code]
In this example, the form data is submitted to the process-form.php file using the action attribute on the form element. In the process-form.php file, the form data is retrieved using the $_POST global variable.

Including the PHP Code within the HTML File
Here is an example of how to include the PHP code within the HTML file:


<html>
<head>
  <title>Form Processing Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <?php
    if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
      $name = $_POST["name"];
      $email = $_POST["email"];

      // Process form data here
    }
  ?>

  <form method="POST">
    <label for="name">Name:</label>
    <input type="text" name="name" id="name">

    <label for="email">Email:</label>
    <input type="email" name="email" id="email">

    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
  </form>
</body>
</html>

In this example, the PHP code is included within the HTML file using PHP tags (<?php ?>). The form element does not have an action attribute, which means that the form will submit to the same page. In the PHP code, the form data is retrieved using the $_POST global variable.

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