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Tanax · 12-29-2007, 09:02 AM

HTML Code:

<form action="yourphpscript.php" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="thenameofthisinput" />
</form>

That's the structure. Let's say you have a login form, it would look something like this:

HTML Code:

<form action="login.php" method="POST">
Username: <br />
<input type="text" name="username" /><br />
Password: <br />
<input type="password" name="pass" /><br />
<input type="submit" name="login" value="Login!" />
</form>

You could then access the value of the input they write in those fields by

PHP Code:


			
$_POST['thenameoftheinput'];

So, in our login example, it would be like this:

php Code:

$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['pass'];

And then you'll just go off and see if the username and password matches the users in your database ;)

However, there is also a GET method, which is good for profiles.. but usually, you don't use it in forms.. or at least not me.

Hope this helped!

12-29-2007, 09:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tanax The Prestige Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 1,080 Thanks: 115	HTML Code: <form action="yourphpscript.php" method="POST"> <input type="text" name="thenameofthisinput" /> </form> That's the structure. Let's say you have a login form, it would look something like this: HTML Code: <form action="login.php" method="POST"> Username: <br /> <input type="text" name="username" /><br /> Password: <br /> <input type="password" name="pass" /><br /> <input type="submit" name="login" value="Login!" /> </form> You could then access the value of the input they write in those fields by PHP Code: `$_POST['thenameoftheinput'];` So, in our login example, it would be like this: php Code: $username = $_POST['username']; $password = $_POST['pass']; And then you'll just go off and see if the username and password matches the users in your database ;) However, there is also a GET method, which is good for profiles.. but usually, you don't use it in forms.. or at least not me. Hope this helped!