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depage/htmlform
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depage-forms is PHP library for HTML form generation with focus on usability. By abstracting HTML, browser flaws (duplicate form submissions) and form validation, it provides a comfortable way to obtain reliable and validated data from users.
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HTML5-forms in PHP with ease and comfort
========================================
[](#html5-forms-in-php-with-ease-and-comfort)
depage-forms is PHP library for HTML form generation with focus on usability. It is part of the upcoming version of [depage-cms](http://www.depagecms.net), but it also works as a standalone library. By abstracting HTML, browser flaws (duplicate form submissions) and form validation, it provides a comfortable way to obtain reliable and validated data from users.
Features
--------
[](#features)
- validation
- server side
- client side [(jQuery Tools)](http://flowplayer.org/tools/ "jQuery Tools")
- available for standard input elements
- customizable with regular expressions
- basic CSRF protection
- HTML5 form features
- attributes : placeholder, autofocus, textbox datalists, title, pattern
- input elements : boolean (checkbox), email, hidden, multiple (checkbox, select list), number, password, range, search, single (radio, select list), tel, text, textarea, url
- richtext element (wysiwyg HTML editor)
- averts form resubmission
- divide forms into ѕeparate parts
- neat return values with appropriate data types
- easy language localisation
- session timeout
- simple creditcard validation (by values)
- unit tested
Prerequisites
-------------
[](#prerequisites)
- PHP 8.0
- jQuery optional, for client side validation and richtext field)
Introduction
------------
[](#introduction)
- You can get a basic introduction at: [depage-forms: html5 forms made easy (part I)](Docs/Introduction.md)
- How to do Form Validation [depage-forms: validation of html5 forms (part II)](Docs/Validation.md)
Install Using Composer
----------------------
[](#install-using-composer)
Get composer at and then just add this to your composer.json.
```
composer require depage/htmlform
```
to install the current version of depage-htmlform into your vendor dir.
For more information
--------------------
[](#for-more-information)
- You can fork us at:
- You find the documentation at:
- For more information about depage-cms go to:
- if you want to support with development [More info](Docs/Developer.md)
License (dual)
--------------
[](#license-dual)
- GPL2:
- MIT:
### Health Score
43
—
FairBetter than 91% of packages
Maintenance61
Regular maintenance activity
Popularity24
Limited adoption so far
Community20
Small or concentrated contributor base
Maturity59
Maturing project, gaining track record
Bus Factor1
Top contributor holds 95.7% of commits — single point of failure
How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.
**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.
**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.
**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.
### Release Activity
Cadence
Every ~9 days
Total
2
Last Release
4620d ago
### Community
Maintainers
[jonasjonas](/maintainers/jonasjonas)
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