HTML Forms Part2

The Action Attribute

The action attribute defines the action to be performed when the form is submitted.
The common way to submit a form to a server, is by using a submit button.
Normally, the form is submitted to a web page on a web server.
In the example above, a server-side script is specified to handle the submitted form:

The Method Attribute

The method attribute specifies the HTTP method (GET or POST) to be used when submitting the forms:

When to Use GET?

You can use GET (the default method):
If the form submission is passive (like a search engine query), and without sensitive information.
When you use GET, the form data will be visible in the page address:

When to Use POST?

You should use POST:
If the form is updating data, or includes sensitive information (password).
POST offers better security because the submitted data is not visible in the page address.

Grouping Form Data with <fieldset>

The <fieldset> element groups related data in a form.
The <legend> element defines a caption for the <fieldset> element.


Here is the list of <form> attributes:

Attribute	Description
accept-charset	Specifies the charset used in the submitted form (default: the page charset).
action	Specifies an address (url) where to submit the form (default: the submitting page).
autocomplete	Specifies if the browser should autocomplete the form (default: on).
enctype	Specifies the encoding of the submitted data (default: is url-encoded).
method	Specifies the HTTP method used when submitting the form (default: GET).
name	Specifies a name used to identify the form (for DOM usage: document.forms.name).
novalidate	Specifies that the browser should not validate the form.
target	Specifies the target of the address in the action attribute (default: _self).