Multiple HTML Forms on One Page

Question

If I have multiple HTML tags with separate submit forms, how do I know which when was posted in the PHP file that processes the form\'s data?

Answer 1

The easiest way is to name your submit buttons unique to the form. You can also use this if you have multiple submit buttons for a SINGLE form (eg - submit and save, submit and return, submit and exit)

The $_POST array (or $_GET/$_REQUEST) will contain the key "action" with the value of the enacted button (whether clicked or not).

As a rule, I avoid passing hidden text fields, etc, that are unnecessary - simply to keep the code more clean.

So. For your application, I'd give your submit button values as such: