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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Adding a Contact Form Creating Input Fields

duncan borg
duncan borg
1,243 Points
Posted by duncan borg
duncan borg
1,243 Points

Difference between name="name" and id="name"

i don't get why they are used

2 Answers

Andreas cormack
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Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 Points

In an input field the name property is set in order for the value entered by a user to be accessed by php code running on the server and the id field is used as a way of identifying the element on the page. So in the example below the id field of the input type text is used by the label so its knows which input field it belongs too and the name field is used to access the value a user has entered. <?php if($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"]=="POST"){ $username=$_POST["name"]; echo $username; } ?>

<html>
<body>
    <form action="" method="post">
    <label for="name">Username</label>
       <input type="text" name="name" id="name">
       <input type="submit" value="submit">
    </form>
</body>
</html>

hope this helps

Peh Hui Shi
Peh Hui Shi
4,751 Points
Peh Hui Shi
Peh Hui Shi
4,751 Points

From my humble understanding as a beginning,

In contact.php,

        <label for="name">Name</label>
        <input type="text" name="name" id="name">

       <input type="submit" value="Send">

id is used to identify HTML element input. name is used as a key when submit to when user click the Send button. (See the URL below after the user click the Send button)

http://localhost/shirts4mike/contact-process.php?name=Mike

      ?name=Mike is the query parameters
      name=Mike is the key-value pair
      name is the key and Mike is the value

Hope I am clear.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Sharp , clear answer ^^ The other one is a bit to long and goes on beyond which is good but uh its too long : p