PHP form handling

Basic PHP form handling

• PHP form tutorial: first steps
A very easy to follow, step by step PHP form tutorial.


• PHP form processing
Shows how to get the form submission data in the php script and then save the data to a MySQL database.


• Using the get method in a PHP form
What is 'GET' method? how to access GET variables in a PHP form processor? See this article for details


• Using the POST method in a PHP form
What is 'POST' method? When to use POST method in a form rather than the 'GET' method? See this article for details.

Intermediate PHP form handling

• Handling checkbox in PHP form processor
Sample code and examples showing how to get single/multiple check box submissions in the PHP script.


• Handling select box in a PHP form
Shows with example how to use a select box in PHP.


• PHP Form Validation Script
Introduces a generic PHP form validation script that you can use to quickly add form validation to your php form handlers.


• Using PHP_SELF in the action field of a form
This article shows the usage of PHP_SELF variable and how to avoid PHP_SELF exploits.

Advanced PHP form handling

• How to submit a form using PHP
There are situations when you want to send data using POST to a URL, either local or remote. This article shows you how to do that.


• Creating a registration form using PHP
The whole process of creating membership website consists of two big parts: user registration and user authentication. This first part explains the registration part.


• Making a login form using PHP
This is in continuation of the tutorial on making a membership based web site. See how to handle user login.


• Creating a multi-page order form using PHP
To make long forms user-friendlier, it is a good idea to span the form on multiple pages. See the article for more details.


• Passing PHP form variables from one page to other
This article shows you how to pass form variables using hidden fields.