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TASK 3: Getting input from forms
1 Create a HTML form
• Open the text editor
• Write the following codes
<html >
<head>
<title>Form Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action=”process.php” method=”post”>
<label for=”name”>Name:</label>
<input type=”text” name=”name” id=”name” required>
<label for=”email”>Email:</label>
<input type=”email” name=”email” id=”email” required>
<input type=”submit” value=”Submit”>
</form>
</body>
</html>
• Save the program in C:\Apache24\htdocs in a folder as index.html
2 Create a PHP code for getting input from forms
• Open the text editor
• Write the following codes
<html>
<body>
<?php
// Check if the form is submitted
if ($_SERVER[“REQUEST_METHOD”] == “POST”)
{
// Retrieve form data using $_POST
$name = $_POST[“name”];
$email = $_POST[“email”];
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CITS : IT & ITES - Computer Software Application - Exercise 53
