Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to continue our discussion on PHP Forms.
This tutorial guide explains how to create a real-time PHP form with actions.
This tutorial guide explains how to create a real-time PHP form with actions.
Example
Following example below takes input fields as text, radio button, drop down menu, and checked box -
<html> <head> <style> .error {color: #FF0000;} </style> </head> <body> <?php // define variables and set to empty values $nameErr = $emailErr = $genderErr = $websiteErr = ""; $name = $email = $gender = $class = $course = $subject = ""; if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") { if (empty($_POST["name"])) { $nameErr = "Name is required"; }else { $name = test_input($_POST["name"]); } if (empty($_POST["email"])) { $emailErr = "Email is required"; }else { $email = test_input($_POST["email"]); // check if e-mail address is well-formed if (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) { $emailErr = "Invalid email format"; } } if (empty($_POST["course"])) { $course = ""; }else { $course = test_input($_POST["course"]); } if (empty($_POST["class"])) { $class = ""; }else { $class = test_input($_POST["class"]); } if (empty($_POST["gender"])) { $genderErr = "Gender is required"; }else { $gender = test_input($_POST["gender"]); } if (empty($_POST["subject"])) { $subjectErr = "You must select 1 or more"; }else { $subject = $_POST["subject"]; } } function test_input($data) { $data = trim($data); $data = stripslashes($data); $data = htmlspecialchars($data); return $data; } ?> <h2>Web Design Tutorialz course registration form</h2> <p><span class = "error">* required field.</span></p> <form method = "POST" action = "<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]);?>"> <table> <tr> <td>Name:</td> <td><input type = "text" name = "name"> <span class = "error">* <?php echo $nameErr;?></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>E-mail: </td> <td><input type = "text" name = "email"> <span class = "error">* <?php echo $emailErr;?></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Time:</td> <td> <input type = "text" name = "course"> <span class = "error"><?php echo $websiteErr;?></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Classes:</td> <td> <textarea name = "class" rows = "5" cols = "40"></textarea></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gender:</td> <td> <input type = "radio" name = "gender" value = "female">Female <input type = "radio" name = "gender" value = "male">Male <span class = "error">* <?php echo $genderErr;?></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Select:</td> <td> <select name = "subject[]" size = "4" multiple> <option value = "Android">Android</option> <option value = "Java">Java</option> <option value = "C#">C#</option> <option value = "Data Base">Data Base</option> <option value = "Hadoop">Hadoop</option> <option value = "VB script">VB script</option> </select> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Agree</td> <td><input type = "checkbox" name = "checked" value = "1"></td> <?php if(!isset($_POST['checked'])){ ?> <span class = "error">* <?php echo "You must agree to terms";?></span> <?php } ?> </tr> <tr> <td> <input type = "submit" name = "submit" value = "Submit"> </td> </tr> </table> </form> <?php echo "<h2>Your given values are as :</h2>"; echo ("<p>Your name is $name</p>"); echo ("<p> your email address is $email</p>"); echo ("<p>Your class time at $course</p>"); echo ("<p>your class info $class </p>"); echo ("<p>your gender is $gender</p>"); for($i = 0; $i < count($subject); $i++) { echo($subject[$i] . " "); } ?> </body> </html>
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
READ: Form Validation in PHP
Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about PHP Login.
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