forms all form names and text can be changed through one file. What the best way!!

[adrianuk29]

I have quite a few forms to put together for my contacts and to do database.
I would like to know the best way for dealing with the forms so that the names and form fields can be updated through one config.

For example I may have named one field first name and want to change the text to say name. By doing this through one file I dont mess up the design.

What the best of doing this.
Should I declare a variable for each field and label like this

$form_text_name ="name";
$form_text_field="<input type=text name=name>";

I then use an include file and call these using an echo tag for example
echo $form_text_name echo $form_text_field;

or could I use a define tag? Or any other suggestions

[jkurrle]

You could create a form_variables.php page that contains nothing but variable names and their values, then include this page any time you create a form. You would then create your form values like this:

In HTML: <input type="text" name="<?php echo "$First_Name";?>" />

In PHP: echo "<input type=\"test\" name=\"$First_Name\" />";

This would do the trick, but I would imagine it would limit you sometimes...