HTML| action Attribute
The HTML | action Attribute is used to specify where the form data is to be sent to the server after the submission of the form. It can be used in the <form> element.
Syntax:
<form action="URL">
Attribute Values:
URL: It is used to specify the URL of the document where the data is to be sent after the submission of the form.
The possible values of the URL are:
- absolute URL: It points to another website link. For Example: www.gfg.org
- relative URL: It is used to point to a file within a webpage. For Example: www.geeksforgeeks.org
Example-1: This Example illustrates the use of action attribute.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >HTML action Attribute</ title > </ head > < body > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h2 >HTML action Attribute</ h2 > < form action = "test.php" method = "post" id = "users" > < label for = "username" >Username:</ label > < input type = "text" name = "name" id = "username" >< br >< br > < label for = "password" >Password:</ label > < input type = "password" name = "pass" id = "password" > </ form > < br > < button onclick = "myGeeks()" >Submit</ button >< br >< br > < b >After Submitting the form-data will sent to the "test.php" page on the server.</ b > </ body > </ html > |
Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML action attribute are listed below.
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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