Using HTML Forms With PHP
By Nicholas Chase
2004-01-09
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The HTML Form
During the course of the article, you'll look at how different types of HTML form elements provide information that PHP can access. For this example, I use a simple information form that consists of two text fields, two checkboxes, and a select box that permits multiple entries:
Listing 1. The HTML form
<html>
<head><title>Tour Information</title></head>
<body>
<h2>Mission Information</h2>
<form action="formaction.php">
<table width="100%">
<tr><td>Ship Name:</td><td><input type="text" name="ship" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Trip Date:</td><td><input type="text" name="tripdate" /></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2">Mission Goals:</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="exploration" value="yes" /> Exploration</td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="contact" value="yes" /> Contact</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Crew species: </td>
<td>
<select name="crew" multiple="multiple">
<option value="xebrax">Xebrax</option>
<option value="snertal">Snertal</option>
<option value="gosny">Gosny</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit" /></td></tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Without a method specified, this form uses the default, GET, in which the browser appends form values to the
URL, as in:
http://www.vanguardreport.com/formaction.php?
ship=Midnight+Runner&tripdate=12-15-2433&exploration=yes&crew=snertal&crew=gosny
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Figure 1 shows the form itself.
Figure 1. The HTML form
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