parameters in HTML

[fotiss13]

Hi all,
is it possible to retrieve parameters in an HTML document?
For example in php u can send parameters through a form and then say:
if(name=a)
do this
else
do that

Can i do that in an HTML file with parameters that i will sent through a form?
Thanks

[DrDoc]

Pure HTML cannot do that... which is why we have languages like PHP/Perl/ASP ;)

[pikester]

Actually, if you are handy with JavaScript, you could write some logic to parse out the data that is passed in. You could probably google to see if anyone has a JavaScript library that does this.

[DrDoc]

...but that's not HTML ;)
Yes, it's possible with JavaScript:
<script type="text/javascript">
foo = location.search;
if(foo == "?blah") {
alert("blah");
}
else {
alert("no blah");
}
</script>

But, a PHP/Perl/ASP solution is much much better :)

[fotiss13]

Thanks a lot,
i guess i will use php, it is easier :)