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====== Getting Started Part 5: Basic HTML Form ======

===== Creating a basic HTML form =====

Create a new file on your server called ''form.php'' and enter this code.  Visit it in your browser and see the result.

<code>
<form method='post' action=''>
<input type='text' name='search_keyword'>
<input type='submit' name='search_button' value='Search'>
</form>
</code>

==== Adding some PHP code to dump the form conents ====

<code>
<?php
echo "<pre>";
print_r($_REQUEST);
echo "</pre>";
?>
</code>


==== Full working example ====

<code>
<html>
  <form method='post' action=''>
    <input type='text' name='forename'>
    <input type='submit' name='say_hello' value='Say hello'>
  </form>

  <?php
   if(!empty($_REQUEST['forename'])) {
     echo "Hello {$_REQUEST['forename']}";
   }
  ?>
</html>
</code>

===== Error reporting =====

Add this to the very top of your file to enable error reporting and see how that changes the output of your ''form.php'' file.

<code>
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
?>
</code>

**Note:** We'll start with this, then explain how to make it not as full-of-errors :)

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