HTML Forms

Forms are used to collect data, as an example the contact page on this website is a form used to collect the data. A PHP script is required to communicate with the form and to then forward the collected data to your personal email.

<form action="yourscript.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="form1" id="form1">


<input name="email" type="text" id="email" size="30" maxlength="40" />

Email *

<input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="30" maxlength="40"/>

Name *

<input name="subject" type="text" size="30" maxlength="80" />

Subject *

<select name="find" id="find">
<option>Where did you find us</option>
<option>Google</option>
<option>YouTube</option>
<option>Yahoo</option>
<option>A Friend</option>
<option>Other</option></select>

Where did you find us Google YouTube Yahoo A Friend Other

<textarea name="comments" cols="50" rows="10" id="comments"></textarea>

HTML Form Buttons

All Forms require a form button to send the information, most forms also have a clear button to auto clear/reset the form should the visitor want to refresh the information.

HTML Forum Validation

To prevent Spam or incorrect information being gathered by the form we can include a form validation by adding code to the submit button.

HTML Tips

If using Dreamweaver the form library can be located in the main menu by following Insert - Form. No coding knowledge is required as Dreamweaver inserts the textfields, textareas and buttons by slecting that particular option.