php form processing for wordpress

Question

I am adding a form to my wordpress with a custom php page template

Below is my wordpress page template php code:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Form
*/
?>

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="content">

    <h1 class="page-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>

    <div class="entry">

        Welcome <?php echo $_POST["fname"]; ?>!<br>
You are <?php echo $_POST["age"]; ?> years old.

    </div> <!--end .entry-->

</div> <!--end #content-->

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

And I am including the following code from my page which shows the form

<form action="http://127.0.0.1:4001/wordpress/script" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="fname">
Age: <input type="text" name="age">
<input type="submit">
</form>

This will show the form data in a new page instead of showing the result on the same page. How can I show the result on same page?

I would like to have something like this:

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<form method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">. Right way to do it. — Murtaza Khursheed Hussain
– Murtaza Khursheed Hussain, Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 17:20

DontVoteMeDown · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-24 18:15:00Z

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Remove the action attribute from your form:

<form method="post">

UPDATE

Now, to keep data on your fields after form submit, just print them on its respective fields:

Name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="<?php if (isset($_POST["fname"])) echo $_POST["fname"]; ?>" />
Age: <input type="text" name="age" value="<?php if (isset($_POST["age"])) echo $_POST["age"]; ?>" />

edited Jul 24, 2013 at 18:15

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 17:14

DontVoteMeDown

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acr Over a year ago

Tried this, but no luck

DontVoteMeDown Over a year ago

@user1128648 try action="<?php echo $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]; ?>"

DontVoteMeDown Over a year ago

@user1128648 what happens? did your form is submited to another page or what? Tell us the behaviour of your tries.

acr Over a year ago

@ DontVoteMeDown after submitting the form, it just clearing the filled form data and showing blank form again

DontVoteMeDown Over a year ago

@user1128648 why don't you said before? That is the espected behaviour, to show the values on the fields you need to do more things, look my edit.

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Rick Klaassen · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-24 17:18:59Z

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<form method="post" action="">

this is how it should be

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 17:18

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acr Over a year ago

it just clearing the form data, not retrieving the data from form

Tobias Golbs · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-24 17:14:36Z

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If you want to have the result of the form on the same page you have to leave your action empty. So it is considered as the same page. Your php-file should then contain the validation.

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 17:14

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Konsole · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-24 17:27:06Z

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use bloginfo('url') to retrieve your site url.

<form method='post' action="<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wordpress/script">

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 17:27

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Konsole Over a year ago

If you are fetching the form from wordpress admin the bloginfo('url') will not work. I don't see the code to fetch data from the admin in your template file. <?php while(have_posts()):the_post();?> <?php the_content();?> <?php endwhile;?>.I tried the script on my machine (including the line i just added) and it is working great! You can use empty action in form tag!

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