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METHOD determines how the data will be sent to the cgi or other program that will process the form. The possible methods are GET, or POST.
The 'post' method is more efficient and has less problems than the 'get' method. 'Get' is almost never used. |
ACTION posts(or gets) the URL to which you are passing the information. This usually is a cgi script. Endings such as *.pl, *.php, *.asp or *.exe are common The file at the end of the URL is a script or program which processes the information according to its design. If you do not have access to a script you can use action="mailto:youremailaddress". This sends the responses to you as a string of characters. |
NAME identifies the particular form. It is not necessary to form functioning, but is considered best practice. It keeps open the possiblity of manipulating multiple forms through script and is especially useful if you have multiple forms on one page. |