PHP Form Demo
Example
Name the following file as index.htm file.
<!DOCTYPE html5>/* ja v a2 s . c om*/
<html>
<body>
<form action="index.php" method="post">
<label for="firstName">First name</label>
<input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName" value="" />
<label for="lastName">Last name</label>
<input type="text" name="lastName" id="lastName" value="" />
<label for="password1">Choose a password</label>
<input type="password" name="password1" id="password1" value="" />
<label for="password2">Retype password</label>
<input type="password" name="password2" id="password2" value="" />
<label for="genderMale">Are you male...</label>
<input type="radio" name="gender" id="genderMale" value="M" />
<label for="genderFemale">...or female?</label>
<input type="radio" name="gender" id="genderFemale" value="F" />
<label for="favoriteWidget">What's your favorite widget?</label>
<select name="favoriteWidget" id="favoriteWidget" size="1">
<option value="superWidget">The SuperWidget</option>
<option value="megaWidget">The MegaWidget</option>
<option value="wonderWidget">The WonderWidget</option>
</select>
<label for="newsletter">Do you want to receive our newsletter?</label>
<input type="checkbox" name="newsletter" id="newsletter" value="yes" />
<label for="comments">Any comments?</label>
<textarea name="comments" id="comments" rows="4" cols="50"> </textarea>
<div style="clear: both;">
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" id="submitButton" value="Send Details" />
<input type="reset" name="resetButton" id="resetButton" value="Reset Form" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Next, save the following script as index.php in the same folder with index.html.
<!DOCTYPE html5> //from jav a 2 s . c om
<html>
<body>
<p>Thank you for registering. Here is the information you submitted:</p>
<dl>
<dt>First name</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["firstName"]?></dd>
<dt>Last name</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["lastName"]?></dd>
<dt>Password</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["password1"]?></dd>
<dt>Retyped password</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["password2"]?></dd>
<dt>Gender</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["gender"]?></dd>
<dt>Favorite widget</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["favoriteWidget"]?></dd>
<dt>Do you want to receive our newsletter?</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["newsletter"]?></dd>
<dt>Comments</dt><dd><?php echo $_POST["comments"]?></dd>
</dl>
</body>
</html>
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