Chapter 7. Working with forms

The previous chapters cover much basic information regarding HTML document creation and manipulation. Not explained yet is how to get information back to the server. For this, you need to understand how forms work and how to create them. This chapter provides the information you need to accomplish these tasks.

Lessons in this chapter:

Before you begin

To complete this book, you must have some understanding of web development. This chapter requires the hardware and software listed in the “System requirements” section in the book’s Introduction.

Lesson 1: Understanding forms

A form is responsible for collecting data and sending it somewhere. In most cases, the data is ...

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