The action attribute specifies the action to be taken when the form is submitted.
Typically, the form data is sent to a server file when the user clicks the submit button.
In the example below, the form data is sent to a file named “action_page.php”, which contains a server-side script that processes the form data:
Example
Upon submission, send the form data to “action_page.php”:
| <form action=”/action_page.php”> <label for=”fname”>First name:</label><br> <input type=”text” id=”fname” name=”fname” value=”John”><br> <label for=”lname”>Last name:</label><br> <input type=”text” id=”lname” name=”lname” value=”Doe”><br><br> <input type=”submit” value=”Submit”> </form> |
Tip: If the action attribute is omitted, the form will submit to the current page by default.