Getting form values without input

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echo "<form method="POST" action="' . htmlspecialchars($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]) . '"><button type='submit'>Yes</button></form>";
echo "<form method="POST" action="' . htmlspecialchars($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]) . '"><button type='submit'>No</button></form>";

I want to make 2 buttons, but not sure how to make them send $_POST["yes"] and $_POST["no"].

why two forms with one buttons? You could just use one form with two submit buttons having different value attributes. — Fabrizio Calderan
– Fabrizio Calderan, Commented Jun 9, 2014 at 9:52

Niet the Dark Absol · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-09 09:52:23Z

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The normal way would be to use a single form with two submit buttons:

<form action="" method="post">
    <input type="submit" name="answer" value="Yes" />
    <input type="submit" name="answer" value="No" />
</form>

To see it in action, add:

var_dump($_POST);

to your PHP. You should see that only the button you clicked on is sent.

answered Jun 9, 2014 at 9:52

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George Irimiciuc Over a year ago

Didn't knew you could add 2 submit buttons to a form.

George Irimiciuc Over a year ago

Still, how do I get access to the answer? Like $_POST["value"]

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