PHP inside HTML file - Simple Form and Validator

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I am working on this school project and I am having trouble getting my form to LOOK and FUNCTION properly.

Issues/Question(s):
1) Can I even Use this PHP "inside" an HTML document? (The Demo I am Trying to Follow)

This is my FORM ENTRY (IN AN HTML DOC) :

<div id="formWrap">
        <div id="form">
            <form action="contact.php" method="post" id="comments_form">
        <div class="row">
        <div class="label">Your Name</div>
        <div class="input">
            <input type="text" id="fullname" class="detail" name="fullname" value="<?php echo isset($_POST['fullname'])? $_POST['fullname'] : ''; ?>" />

            <?php if(in_array('fullname', $validation)): ?><span class="error"><?php echo $error_messages['fullname']; ?></span><?php endif; ?>

        </div> <!-- end input class -->
        <div class="context">e.g. John Smith or Jane Doe</div><!-- end context class -->
     </div><!-- end row class -->

     <div class="row">
        <div class="label">Your Email Address</div>
        <div class="input">
            <input type="text" id="email" class="detail" name="email" value="<?php echo isset($_POST['email'])? $_POST['email'] : ''; ?>" />

            <?php if(in_array('email', $validation)): ?><span class="error"><?php echo $error_messages['email']; ?></span><?php endif; ?>

        </div> <!-- end input class -->
        <div class="context">We will not share your email address with anyone.</div><!-- end context class -->
     </div><!-- end row class -->

     <div class="row">
        <div class="label">Tell Us All About It!</div>
        <div class="input">
            <textarea id="comment" name="comment" class="mess">
                <?php echo isset($_POST['comment'])? $_POST['comment'] : ''; ?>
            </textarea>

            <?php if(in_array('comment', $validation)): ?><span class="error"><?php echo $error_messages['comment']; ?></span><?php endif; ?>

        </div> <!-- end input class -->
     </div><!-- end row class -->

     <div class="submit">
        <input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Send Message" />
        </form>
        <?php else: ?>
            <p>Thank you for your Message!</p>
        <?php endif; ?>

     </div><!-- end submit class -->
     </div><!-- end form -->

        <?php if($form_complete === FALSE): ?>

     </div><!-- end form wrap -->

Is PHP installed on the server that's hosting that website? If not, the PHP won't work. — sicks
– sicks, Commented Nov 22, 2011 at 5:22

rockerest · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-22 05:29:22Z

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PHP blocks (<?php ?>) must be processed by the PHP parser/interpreter. This means that the engine needs to know which files to read and which ones to ignore. If this file is named index.html the PHP interpreter will ignore it (by default, you can change this, but it's not really an common or recommended thing to do).

You can correctly put HTML inside of a PHP file (but outside of the <?php ?> blocks) but you cannot successfully put PHP inside of an HTML file.

If your file is named index.html try renaming it index.php and see if your code works.

edited Nov 22, 2011 at 5:29

answered Nov 22, 2011 at 5:23

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Varazi Over a year ago

OK thats good to know. I will try and rework this and get back with you. Thanks. Also, just to clarify - html5 works just fine in a index.php scenario?

rockerest Over a year ago

If the HTML is included outside of a PHP block, then yes, the interpreter will run the PHP and output the HTML without affecting it.

Sumair Zafar Over a year ago

Yes change index.html to index.php

fardjad · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-22 05:25:17Z

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You can change your server configuration to parse HTML files as PHP if you really want to keep html extension.

For example in an Apache server with PHP installed, you can create a .htaccess file in your website directory and use AddType directive:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .html

or alternatively you can edit php.ini file.

answered Nov 22, 2011 at 5:25

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nickb · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-22 05:26:34Z

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You either don't have PHP installed or your web server is not configured to pass .html files to PHP. Judging by the fact that this page exists, PHP is installed, you probably just need to rename your file from index.html to index.php, or reconfigure Apache / your web server.

answered Nov 22, 2011 at 5:26

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nickb Over a year ago

@PranavHosangadi - ummmm, it did when I posted this answer, "buddy".

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