1. HTML and FORMS

2.  A form is an area that can contain form elements.  Form elements are elements that allow the user to enter information (like text fields, textarea fields, drop-down menus, radio buttons, checkboxes, etc.) in a form.  A form is defined with the tag.. input elements.

3.  The most used form tag is the tag. The type of input is specified with the type attribute. The most commonly used input types are explained below. The elements are:  Text Box  Text Area  Radio box  Check box  Drop Downs  Button

4.  Text Fields  Text fields are used when you want the user to type letters, numbers, etc. in a form. First name: Last name: First name: Last name:

5.  Radio Buttons are used when you want the user to select one of a limited number of choices. Male Female Male Female

6.  Checkboxes are used when you want the user to select one or more options of a limited number of choices. I have a bike: I have a car: I have an airplane: I have a bike: I have a car: I have an airplane:

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8. The cat was playing in the garden. The cat was playing in the garden. Sample

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10. Type your first name: Type your last name: If you click the "Submit" button, you will send your input to a new page called html_form_action.php. Type your first name: Type your last name: If you click the "Submit" button, you will send your input to a new page called html_form_action.php. Sample

11. Male: Female: If you click the "Submit" button, you will send your input to a new page called html_form_action.php. Male: Female: If you click the "Submit" button, you will send your input to a new page called html_form_action.php. Sample

12. message: ? Html_form.html Html_form_action.php

13. message: Html_form.html the button: waiting to be triggered

14. message: Html_form.html If the submit button is clicked, I will send the content of this textbox (named msg) to a destination page.

15. message: Html_form.html If the button is clicked, I will POST all of the contents of this form to this page.

16. message: ? Html_form.html Html_form_action.php

17.  We need to CATCH the information… and PHP can help to that!

18. <?php $input = $_POST[‘msg’]; echo “You said: $input ”; ?>

19. message: <?php $input = $_POST[‘msg’]; echo “You said: $input ”; ?> Html_form.html Html_form_action.php

20. message: <?php $input = $_POST[‘msg’]; echo “You said: $input ”; ?> Html_form.html Html_form_action.php

21.  You can add many input elements within the form tag, however, the NAME of the input element MUST be unique.  In one html page, you can make many forms. Just be sure that the forms will not overlap from each other.

22.  Be sure that the $_POST[whatever_the_name_of_the_form_element] i s consistent from the form source.  Be sure that it is