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PHP: form handling example - simple

This example shows a very simple form together with the form handling process on a single page.


code snippet:
<?php

//check if the submit variable exists
if ($_POST['Submit']) {
    
$mytext=$_POST['mytext'];
    echo 
"<BR>got submission<BR>";
   echo 
"<BR> you entered: $mytext<BR>";
    
//process form action
} else { //no form has been submitted, so display the form
?>

<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'?>">
  <input name="mytext" type="text" id="mytext">
  <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<?php
}
?>