HTML Form Handling in PHP
Learn how to use PHP to handle HTML forms.
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Dynamic Webpages using PHP
Embedding PHP Code
echo Shorthand Syntax
$_GET Superglobal Variable
$_POST Superglobal Variable
$_REQUEST Superglobal Variable
Action Form Attribute
HTML Form Name Attribute
Dynamic Webpages using PHP
Dynamic Webpages using PHP
PHP is a server scripting language. This server side code can be used to fill out HTML templates in order to create a complete HTML document for a visitor. This finished document is called a dynamic webpage.
Dynamic PHP webpages can deliver a custom set of assets to each visitor, unlike static pages which deliver the same set of assets to everyone.
- 1PHP can be used in many ways. It can be used to write standalone programs that run in our terminal: echo “Hello, World!”; When run, the code above will output the following to the terminal: Hell…
- 2Let’s talk about the difference between a front-end language and a back-end language. HTML is a front-end language, but what exactly does that mean? When navigating to a website from our web brows…
- 3The back-ends of websites will differ depending on the needs of the site. Typically, they’ll have at least the following components: 1. A web server: a web server is a computer or program which l…
- 4We can embed PHP scripts within HTML documents with the opening tag . The PHP processor will read the entire file, evaluate any PHP, translate it into HTML, and pass it off to the web server so i…
- 5We can also incorporate more complex PHP within our scripts. Your lucky number is ${lucky_number} “; ?> The code above will be translated into HTML with a header that reads: Your lucky number is…
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