{"id":61,"date":"2024-07-13T10:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/?p=61"},"modified":"2024-07-13T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:35:58","slug":"html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to this tutorial on HTML forms! In this guide, you will learn how to create a simple HTML file, add form elements, attributes, and input types, and view the results in your web browser using a web hosting file manager. Let’s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Log into Your Web Hosting Control Panel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Open your web browser and go to your web hosting control panel login page (e.g., cPanel, Plesk, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Enter your username and password to log in.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Step 2: Open the File Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    1. Once logged in, look for the File Manager<\/code> option in your control panel dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Click on File Manager<\/code> to open it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Step 3: Navigate to the Public Directory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      1. In the File Manager, navigate to the public_html<\/code> directory or the appropriate directory where you want to create your HTML file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. This directory is typically where you place files that you want to be accessible via your web domain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Step 4: Create a New File<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        1. In the public_html<\/code> directory, click on the + File<\/code> or New File<\/code> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Name the new file forms.html<\/code> and click Create New File<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Step 5: Edit the HTML File<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          1. Locate the forms.html<\/code> file you just created in the file list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Right-click on forms.html<\/code> and select Edit<\/code> or use the Edit button\/menu option to open the file in the text editor provided by the file manager.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Step 6: Add HTML Form Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Copy and paste the following HTML code into the text editor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n    <title>HTML Forms Tutorial<\/title>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n<h1>HTML Forms Examples<\/h1>\n\n<h2>Basic Form<\/h2>\n<form action=\"\/submit_form\" method=\"post\">\n  <label for=\"fname\">First name:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"text\" id=\"fname\" name=\"fname\"><br>\n  <label for=\"lname\">Last name:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"text\" id=\"lname\" name=\"lname\"><br><br>\n  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\">\n<\/form>\n\n<h2>Form with Various Input Types<\/h2>\n<form action=\"\/submit_form\" method=\"post\">\n  <label for=\"email\">Email:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"email\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\"><br>\n  <label for=\"pwd\">Password:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"password\" id=\"pwd\" name=\"pwd\"><br>\n  <label for=\"birthday\">Birthday:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"date\" id=\"birthday\" name=\"birthday\"><br>\n  <label for=\"quantity\">Quantity (between 1 and 5):<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"number\" id=\"quantity\" name=\"quantity\" min=\"1\" max=\"5\"><br><br>\n  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\">\n<\/form>\n\n<h2>Form with Attributes<\/h2>\n<form action=\"\/submit_form\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\">\n  <label for=\"username\">Username:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"text\" id=\"username\" name=\"username\" required><br>\n  <label for=\"phone\">Phone number:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"tel\" id=\"phone\" name=\"phone\"><br>\n  <label for=\"website\">Website:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"url\" id=\"website\" name=\"website\"><br><br>\n  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\">\n<\/form>\n\n<h2>Form with Input Attributes<\/h2>\n<form action=\"\/submit_form\" method=\"post\">\n  <label for=\"country\">Country:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"text\" id=\"country\" name=\"country\" list=\"countries\"><br>\n  <datalist id=\"countries\">\n    <option value=\"USA\">\n    <option value=\"Canada\">\n    <option value=\"Mexico\">\n    <option value=\"Germany\">\n    <option value=\"France\">\n  <\/datalist>\n  <br>\n  <label for=\"file\">Upload a file:<\/label><br>\n  <input type=\"file\" id=\"file\" name=\"file\"><br><br>\n  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\">\n<\/form>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
            This code includes various HTML forms and form elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            • A basic form with text inputs and a submit button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • A form with different input types such as email, password, date, and number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • A form with attributes like target=\"_blank\"<\/code> and required fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • A form using input attributes like list<\/code> and file<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              Step 7: Save the File<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                \n
              1. After pasting the code, click Save<\/code> or use the save option in the text editor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Close the text editor once the file is saved.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                Step 8: View the File in a Web Browser<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                  \n
                1. Open your preferred web browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Type your domain name in the address bar followed by \/forms.html<\/code> (e.g., http:\/\/yourdomain.com\/forms.html<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. You should now see a webpage displaying the different forms and input elements as specified in your HTML code.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                  Practicing on Your Own<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                  To practice creating and modifying HTML forms, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
                    \n
                  1. Experiment with Different Elements<\/strong>: Add more form elements like radio buttons, checkboxes, and text areas to your forms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  2. Modify Attributes<\/strong>: Change the attributes of your form elements (e.g., maxlength<\/code>, pattern<\/code>, placeholder<\/code>) to see how they affect the input fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  3. Add Styles<\/strong>: Use CSS to style your forms and make them more visually appealing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  4. Test Submissions<\/strong>: Set up a simple server or use form submission services to test the form submission process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                    By practicing these steps, you’ll become more familiar with HTML forms and their various attributes and input types. Happy coding!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
                    Welcome to this tutorial on HTML forms! In this guide, you will learn how to create a simple HTML file, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-html"],"yoast_head":"\nHTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners - Web Development Course<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners - Web Development Course\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Welcome to this tutorial on HTML forms! In this guide, you will learn how to create a simple HTML file, […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Web Development Course\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-13T10:35:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-13T10:35:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ShaplaKanon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ShaplaKanon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ShaplaKanon\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f5f224239283c27426dadc2e4cc9a825\"},\"headline\":\"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-13T10:35:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-13T10:35:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":453,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"HTML\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/\",\"name\":\"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners - Web Development Course\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-13T10:35:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-13T10:35:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f5f224239283c27426dadc2e4cc9a825\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/\",\"name\":\"Web Development Course\",\"description\":\"Become a Web Developer from Home\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f5f224239283c27426dadc2e4cc9a825\",\"name\":\"ShaplaKanon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ef2c8f93a0558c2047555f674c8746b22988ace93eba9262d198d0a28236ce97?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ef2c8f93a0558c2047555f674c8746b22988ace93eba9262d198d0a28236ce97?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ef2c8f93a0558c2047555f674c8746b22988ace93eba9262d198d0a28236ce97?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ShaplaKanon\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shaplakanon.com\\\/wdc\\\/author\\\/sabahat\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners - Web Development Course","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners - Web Development Course","og_description":"Welcome to this tutorial on HTML forms! In this guide, you will learn how to create a simple HTML file, […]","og_url":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/","og_site_name":"Web Development Course","article_published_time":"2024-07-13T10:35:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-13T10:35:58+00:00","author":"ShaplaKanon","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ShaplaKanon","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/"},"author":{"name":"ShaplaKanon","@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/#\/schema\/person\/f5f224239283c27426dadc2e4cc9a825"},"headline":"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners","datePublished":"2024-07-13T10:35:57+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-13T10:35:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/"},"wordCount":453,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["HTML"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/","url":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/","name":"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners - Web Development Course","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-07-13T10:35:57+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-13T10:35:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/#\/schema\/person\/f5f224239283c27426dadc2e4cc9a825"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/html-forms-tutorial-for-beginners\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HTML Forms Tutorial for Beginners"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/#website","url":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/","name":"Web Development Course","description":"Become a Web Developer from Home","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/#\/schema\/person\/f5f224239283c27426dadc2e4cc9a825","name":"ShaplaKanon","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef2c8f93a0558c2047555f674c8746b22988ace93eba9262d198d0a28236ce97?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef2c8f93a0558c2047555f674c8746b22988ace93eba9262d198d0a28236ce97?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef2c8f93a0558c2047555f674c8746b22988ace93eba9262d198d0a28236ce97?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ShaplaKanon"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/"],"url":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/author\/sabahat\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}