Form Basics
Figure 7-4 shows a simple form displayed in a browser, and Figure 7-5 shows the HTML behind that form.
Figure 7-4. A simple HTML form
Figure 7-5. HTML code for the basic form shown in Figure 7-4
Text Fields
As you can see in Figure 7-4, the HTML in Figure 7-5 draws two text boxes on the screen. A visitor to your site can click inside the text boxes and type a name and age.
Notice that the form is constructed of normal HTML. Like most HTML, the form must go between the <body> and </body> tags. The form begins with a <form> tag and ends with ...
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