Slide 34 - Improving the Hello! Greeting § Session 13: Server-Side, Part 1

Improving the Hello! Greeting

We started with

Without a "name", present the user a form. With a name, provide a greeting.

fourth.php
fourth.php?name=John%20Harvard

<?php
      $name = $_GET["name"];
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>Greeting Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <?php
      if ($name) {
        echo("<h1>Hello, $name!</h1>");
      } else {
        echo('<h1><label for="input_name">Enter name:</label></h1>');
        echo('<form method="get">');
        echo('<input type="text" name="name" id="input_name"/>');
        echo('<br /><input type="submit" />');
        echo('<br /><input type="reset" />');
      }
    ?>
  </body>
</html>