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HTML HTML Forms Form Basics Create a Text Input

Posted by Katie O'Connell
Katie O'Connell
Courses Plus Student 23,728 Points

is this <form action = "index.html" method = "post"> addressing action

please provide example if I am wrong

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>HTML Forms</title>
     <form>
     <form action = "index.html" method = "post">
       </form>
       <input type = "text" id + "name" name = "user_name">
  </head>
  <body>

  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Balazs Peak
Balazs Peak
46,160 Points
Balazs Peak
Balazs Peak
46,160 Points

I can see 3 problems here:

  • you have began the form element 2 times. When you begin, you can add the attributes, no need to begin separately.
  • you have put the input element outside of the scope of the form. That is incorrect, the element responsible for launching the HTTP post method must be inside the scope of the form of what it is posting data from.
  • you have mixed up the attributes of the input element as well. I think you just wanted to complicate it too much and it is simpler actually than you have expected :)

You should do something like this:

    <form action="index.html" method ="post">
        <input type="text" id="name" name="user_name">
    </form>