HTML action Attribute

Example

<form action="action.php" method="get">
  <label for="fname">First name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
  <label for="lname">Last name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

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Meaning

The action attribute contains the URL of the server program that will process the contents of the form.

Some browsers also might support a mailto URL, which can mail the results to the specified address.

Otherwise, the delivery of the data in the form is defined by the method attribute.

Standard Syntax

<form action="URL">

Applies to:

The action attribute can be used on the following element:

Element	Attribute
<form>	action

Attribute Values