A text area can hold an unlimited number of characters, and the text renders in a fixed-width font. Php can accept the textarea data through the global array $_POST in a form post. look at the example below to get a clear picture.
<html> <head> <title>A simple HTML form from w3mentor.com</title> </head> <body> <form action="form.php" method="GET"> <input type="text" name="user"> <br /> <textarea name="address" rows="5" cols="40"> </textarea> <br /> <input type="submit" value="go"> </form> </body> </html>
Save as form.php
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | <html> <head> <title>Reading textarea from form</title> </head> <body> <?php print "Welcome <b>$_POST['user']</b><p>\n\n"; print "Your address is:<p>\n\n<b>$_POST['address']</b>"; ?> </body> </html> |
