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Is there a way to append/preppend something to the data sent with <form method="post"> with html? Explanation: a user enters "Hello World" into a <textarea> element with name="textArea1". Is it now possible to write the html so that the server receives:

$_POST['textArea1'] == 'This sentence was prepended with html. Hello World';

I know how to do this with js, I am just curious if there is a way to do this with just plain html. If this is not possible, is there a way to send along the script name that made the post request?

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If you're good using PHP to append/prepend, use this:

$var = 'prepend... '.$_POST['textArea1'].'... and append';

As you stated in your post it's possible with JS. It's not possible with only HTML.

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Yes use dot to concatenate string as Mooseman did and use single quote for better parsing.
PHP is not an option. I won't know in advance what script will receive the data since I am using autoloading.
@DudeOnRock 1) Why did you use $_POST['textArea1'] if you're not using PHP? 2) It's not possible with only HTML.
@Mooseman: That is what I am asking: IS it possible. I used $_POST['textArea1'] to clarify what I want to receive inside my php script. The script can't know what I want to append to the data.
@Mooseman: I removed my downvote, since your answer now addresses my question. Thanks!
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