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I want to know different between <form action="#" method="post"> and <form action="name of file" method="post">



I am always using # but don't know disadvantages.



Can you explain why I should use # or file name?



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    I want to know different between <form action="#" method="post"> and <form action="name of file" method="post">



    I am always using # but don't know disadvantages.



    Can you explain why I should use # or file name?



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      I want to know different between <form action="#" method="post"> and <form action="name of file" method="post">



      I am always using # but don't know disadvantages.



      Can you explain why I should use # or file name?



      Thanks










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      I want to know different between <form action="#" method="post"> and <form action="name of file" method="post">



      I am always using # but don't know disadvantages.



      Can you explain why I should use # or file name?



      Thanks







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          form action = file name 


          It is used to send a request on the other page(i.e your file name) containing your form fields(inputs) with methods like GET and POST.



          example my HTML page is having a form then and my PHP page is having all the backend code. Whatever I need to do with form inputs. I will give the file name of my PHP page in action. the action attribute of the form is used to send the form request to the destination we want to with methods like the POST and GET. If you do not want to send a request to another Page and want it to your default page. You can leave action ='' attribute of the form empty as I did.



          An action of # indicates that the form stays on the same page, simply suffixing the URL with a #. A similar use occurs in anchors. Link for example, will stay on the same page.



          Thus, the form is submitted to the same page, which then processes the data etc






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          • And what about action="#"?
            – Jacob
            Nov 11 at 17:22












          • @Jacob # is treated a the same way as in anchor links, i.e, somewhere on the existing page
            – Jaswinder Singh
            Nov 11 at 17:25










          • jacob edited # explanation for you too
            – Sayed Mohd Ali
            Nov 11 at 17:26


















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          The content of action allows you to know where you will put the code that will process the request.



          If you put the name of a file it, then his file will process the request.



          For example: you have your form on the index.php page and you want to put the PHP code of the form in a process.php file. You will put process.php in action (action="process.php").



          If you do not put anything it is like sending the content of the request to the same file (index.php).






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            form action = file name 


            It is used to send a request on the other page(i.e your file name) containing your form fields(inputs) with methods like GET and POST.



            example my HTML page is having a form then and my PHP page is having all the backend code. Whatever I need to do with form inputs. I will give the file name of my PHP page in action. the action attribute of the form is used to send the form request to the destination we want to with methods like the POST and GET. If you do not want to send a request to another Page and want it to your default page. You can leave action ='' attribute of the form empty as I did.



            An action of # indicates that the form stays on the same page, simply suffixing the URL with a #. A similar use occurs in anchors. Link for example, will stay on the same page.



            Thus, the form is submitted to the same page, which then processes the data etc






            share|improve this answer























            • And what about action="#"?
              – Jacob
              Nov 11 at 17:22












            • @Jacob # is treated a the same way as in anchor links, i.e, somewhere on the existing page
              – Jaswinder Singh
              Nov 11 at 17:25










            • jacob edited # explanation for you too
              – Sayed Mohd Ali
              Nov 11 at 17:26















            up vote
            0
            down vote



            accepted










            form action = file name 


            It is used to send a request on the other page(i.e your file name) containing your form fields(inputs) with methods like GET and POST.



            example my HTML page is having a form then and my PHP page is having all the backend code. Whatever I need to do with form inputs. I will give the file name of my PHP page in action. the action attribute of the form is used to send the form request to the destination we want to with methods like the POST and GET. If you do not want to send a request to another Page and want it to your default page. You can leave action ='' attribute of the form empty as I did.



            An action of # indicates that the form stays on the same page, simply suffixing the URL with a #. A similar use occurs in anchors. Link for example, will stay on the same page.



            Thus, the form is submitted to the same page, which then processes the data etc






            share|improve this answer























            • And what about action="#"?
              – Jacob
              Nov 11 at 17:22












            • @Jacob # is treated a the same way as in anchor links, i.e, somewhere on the existing page
              – Jaswinder Singh
              Nov 11 at 17:25










            • jacob edited # explanation for you too
              – Sayed Mohd Ali
              Nov 11 at 17:26













            up vote
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            up vote
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            accepted






            form action = file name 


            It is used to send a request on the other page(i.e your file name) containing your form fields(inputs) with methods like GET and POST.



            example my HTML page is having a form then and my PHP page is having all the backend code. Whatever I need to do with form inputs. I will give the file name of my PHP page in action. the action attribute of the form is used to send the form request to the destination we want to with methods like the POST and GET. If you do not want to send a request to another Page and want it to your default page. You can leave action ='' attribute of the form empty as I did.



            An action of # indicates that the form stays on the same page, simply suffixing the URL with a #. A similar use occurs in anchors. Link for example, will stay on the same page.



            Thus, the form is submitted to the same page, which then processes the data etc






            share|improve this answer














            form action = file name 


            It is used to send a request on the other page(i.e your file name) containing your form fields(inputs) with methods like GET and POST.



            example my HTML page is having a form then and my PHP page is having all the backend code. Whatever I need to do with form inputs. I will give the file name of my PHP page in action. the action attribute of the form is used to send the form request to the destination we want to with methods like the POST and GET. If you do not want to send a request to another Page and want it to your default page. You can leave action ='' attribute of the form empty as I did.



            An action of # indicates that the form stays on the same page, simply suffixing the URL with a #. A similar use occurs in anchors. Link for example, will stay on the same page.



            Thus, the form is submitted to the same page, which then processes the data etc







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            answered Nov 11 at 17:16









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            • And what about action="#"?
              – Jacob
              Nov 11 at 17:22












            • @Jacob # is treated a the same way as in anchor links, i.e, somewhere on the existing page
              – Jaswinder Singh
              Nov 11 at 17:25










            • jacob edited # explanation for you too
              – Sayed Mohd Ali
              Nov 11 at 17:26


















            • And what about action="#"?
              – Jacob
              Nov 11 at 17:22












            • @Jacob # is treated a the same way as in anchor links, i.e, somewhere on the existing page
              – Jaswinder Singh
              Nov 11 at 17:25










            • jacob edited # explanation for you too
              – Sayed Mohd Ali
              Nov 11 at 17:26
















            And what about action="#"?
            – Jacob
            Nov 11 at 17:22






            And what about action="#"?
            – Jacob
            Nov 11 at 17:22














            @Jacob # is treated a the same way as in anchor links, i.e, somewhere on the existing page
            – Jaswinder Singh
            Nov 11 at 17:25




            @Jacob # is treated a the same way as in anchor links, i.e, somewhere on the existing page
            – Jaswinder Singh
            Nov 11 at 17:25












            jacob edited # explanation for you too
            – Sayed Mohd Ali
            Nov 11 at 17:26




            jacob edited # explanation for you too
            – Sayed Mohd Ali
            Nov 11 at 17:26












            up vote
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            down vote













            The content of action allows you to know where you will put the code that will process the request.



            If you put the name of a file it, then his file will process the request.



            For example: you have your form on the index.php page and you want to put the PHP code of the form in a process.php file. You will put process.php in action (action="process.php").



            If you do not put anything it is like sending the content of the request to the same file (index.php).






            share|improve this answer



























              up vote
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              The content of action allows you to know where you will put the code that will process the request.



              If you put the name of a file it, then his file will process the request.



              For example: you have your form on the index.php page and you want to put the PHP code of the form in a process.php file. You will put process.php in action (action="process.php").



              If you do not put anything it is like sending the content of the request to the same file (index.php).






              share|improve this answer

























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                up vote
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                The content of action allows you to know where you will put the code that will process the request.



                If you put the name of a file it, then his file will process the request.



                For example: you have your form on the index.php page and you want to put the PHP code of the form in a process.php file. You will put process.php in action (action="process.php").



                If you do not put anything it is like sending the content of the request to the same file (index.php).






                share|improve this answer














                The content of action allows you to know where you will put the code that will process the request.



                If you put the name of a file it, then his file will process the request.



                For example: you have your form on the index.php page and you want to put the PHP code of the form in a process.php file. You will put process.php in action (action="process.php").



                If you do not put anything it is like sending the content of the request to the same file (index.php).







                share|improve this answer














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