Note Forms and Business Plan Pro for E-commerce
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A Web Form needs an action (what you are going to do with the form) and should include a method (how to send the info in the form)
Text Field & Area Check Box Radio Button Selection Box Submit Button Reset Button Jon's Bribe Site uses a form that connects to a database.
With Forms you can "Get" or "Post" information to your server. The Get method is the default method and it sends the form contents in the URL for everyone to see and the Post method sends the form contents body of the request better for passwords and large amounts of data.
You have the option of adding several "objects" to your HTML with the forms tag. Text boxes, Text Areas, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons and Submit Buttons are the more popular objects you can add to your page.
CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface. CGI adds interactivity between HTML and the Web servers resources (data bases or ability to create new pages.) Several different languages can be used to create CGI scripts. Some of the more popular languages are Perl, VB Script, Java Script, C++ and Apple Script.
Review the following:
W3schools Tutorial on Forms
Terms you need to know:
CGI, Forms, Scripts, Perl