PHP why I can't get values from input?

Question

I have followed html code:

<html>
    <head>
    </head>
    <body>
        <input type="text" name="username">
        <input type="submit" name="submit">
    </body>
</html>

And my PHP code is:

<?php
    $username = $_GET['username'];
?>

Why I cant get value from input to variable?

You're missing a form tag. – Devon Bessemer Nov 02 '18 at 20:16 — Devon Bessemer, Nov 02 '18 at 20:16

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 02 '18 at 20:16

0

You missing form

Add to your code

<form action="#" method="get">
//your input and PHP code goes here
</form>

answered Nov 02 '18 at 20:16

D3nny

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It's better to leave action blank than use `#`. Action defaults to the current page. – Devon Bessemer Nov 02 '18 at 20:17

slevy1 · Answer 2 · 2018-11-02T23:06:51.353

document.forms["myform"].onsubmit=function(){
console.log('submitting');
return false;
};

<html>

<head>
</head>

<body>
  <form id="myform" name="myform">
  </form>
  <input form="myform" type="text" name="username">
  <input form="myform" type="submit" name="submit">
</body>

</html>

If for some reason the OP prefers to place the inputs outside the form that's permissable with HTML5 and should allow the form submission to still occur as long as each input bears a form attribute.

When the form is submitted, you need PHP to check if the form submission is valid by writing code like the following:

<?php
 if ( isset( $_POST["submit"] ) )  {
       // process the form submission
 }

OR:

 if ( isset( $_GET["submit"] ) ) {
       // process the form submission
 }

PHP why I can't get values from input?

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