Collecting data from a form and saving to a database

Using the same two tables of the previous recipe, we will create a form that will allow the user to select a language, add a function name, its summary, and related examples. We will then save this information to the functions table with the selected language.

Getting ready

Create Recipe2 folder inside the Chapter8 directory.

How to do it...

1. Create a file named index.php inside the Recipe2 folder. Now, create a form with four fields. First, create a select box and query the language table to fill languages in it. Next, create two textboxes for Function name and Summary. Finally, create a textarea in which users will enter the example for that function. Assign a CSS class named required to each of these elements.

   

2. Before the closing of body tag, include the jquery.js file and after that, write the event handler function for the form's submit event. This function will perform a basic validation by checking each element's value. If any of the...