Calling a function from a form

[markyoung1984]

I've outputted a form in HTML and when the submit button is clicked, I want to call a function (called test).  Is this possible?

 

<form method="post" action="<?=test()?>" target="_new">

[micah1701]

you can only call javascript functions from HTML.

 

php runs server side BEFORE the HTML is output to the user's browser.  Once that HTML is rendered in the browser, it is to late for a user's actions to call a php function.

 

You can, however, call a JavaScript function (as JS runs on the client side, like HTML).

 

What is it you want your function to do?

[markyoung1984]

Basically a button is outputted in a HTML form from a php file.  When this button is clicked I want a specific php function to be called.

[helraizer]

<form method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" target="_blank">

 

That will post to the same page. Have a button in the form called submit (name="submit").

 

then

 

if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {

$var = $_POST['variable'];

test();

}

 

That will have the desired effect.