HTML <form> action Attribute
Example
On submit, send the form-data to a file named "action_page.php" (to process the input):
<form
action="/action_page.php"
method="get">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname"
name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<input
type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The action attribute specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| action | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<form action="URL">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| URL | Where to send the form-data when the form is submitted. Possible values:
|
❮ HTML <form> tag
