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pear/html\_quickform2
=====================
Provides methods to create, validate and render HTML forms in PHP.
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HTML\_QuickForm2
================
[](#html_quickform2)
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This is a repository for [PEAR HTML\_QuickForm2](https://pear.php.net/package/HTML_QuickForm2/) package that has been migrated from [PEAR SVN](https://svn.php.net/repository/pear/packages/HTML_QuickForm2).
HTML\_QuickForm2 provides methods to create, validate and render HTML forms. It is a PHP5 rewrite of [PEAR HTML\_QuickForm](https://pear.php.net/package/HTML_QuickForm/)and related packages.
Features:
- Supports all form elements defined in HTML4, provides several custom elements. Support for HTML5 form elements is planned.
- Server-side and client-side validation, several common rules provided. Validation rules can be combined with 'and' and 'or' for complex validation scenarios. Client-side validation can be run on changing the form field and on submitting the form.
- Client-side validation and Javascript-backed elements use a small self-contained JS library, there is no dependency on JS frameworks.
- Multipage forms (tabbed forms and wizards) are possible.
- Pluggable elements, rules, renderers and renderer plugins.
Please report issues via the [PEAR bug tracker](https://pear.php.net/bugs/search.php?cmd=display&package_name%5B%5D=HTML_QuickForm2) or [Github issues](https://github.com/pear/HTML_QuickForm2/issues).
Pull requests are welcome.
Installation
------------
[](#installation)
The package may be installed either with PEAR
```
$ pear install HTML_QuickForm2
```
or with composer
```
$ composer require pear/html_quickform2
```
Since release 2.1 composer installation relies completely on autoloading and does not contain `require_once` calls or use `include-path` option.
Basic usage
-----------
[](#basic-usage)
```
require_once 'HTML/QuickForm2.php'; // Only when installed with PEAR
$form = new HTML_QuickForm2('tutorial');
// Set defaults for the form elements
$form->addDataSource(new HTML_QuickForm2_DataSource_Array([
'name' => 'Joe User'
]));
// Add some elements to the form
$fieldset = $form->addElement('fieldset')->setLabel('QuickForm2 tutorial example');
$name = $fieldset->addElement('text', 'name', ['size' => 50, 'maxlength' => 255])
->setLabel('Enter your name:');
$fieldset->addElement('submit', null, ['value' => 'Send!']);
// Define filters and validation rules
$name->addFilter('trim');
$name->addRule('required', 'Please enter your name');
// Try to validate a form
if ($form->validate()) {
echo 'Hello, ' . htmlspecialchars($name->getValue()) . '!';
exit;
}
// Output the form
echo $form;
```
Additional examples are in the docs/examples directory.
Documentation
-------------
[](#documentation)
...is available on PEAR website
- [Tutorial](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform2.tutorial.php)
- [Migration from HTML\_QuickForm](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform2.qf-migration.php) and [HTML\_QuickForm\_Controller](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform2.controller-migration.php)
- [Form elements](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform2.elements.php) overview
- [Elements' values and validation](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform2.values.php)
- [Form output customization and Javascript support](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform2.output.php)
- [Multipage forms](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform2.multipage.php)
[Generated API documentation](http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_QuickForm2/docs/latest/) for the current release is also there.
Testing, Packaging and Installing (Pear)
----------------------------------------
[](#testing-packaging-and-installing-pear)
To test, run
```
$ phpunit tests/
```
after installing dependencies with composer. You can also test the installed package with
```
$ phpunit [PEAR tests dir]/HTML_QuickForm2
```
Since PEAR package needs its `require_once` statements re-enabled, please run the helper file before packaging and installing
```
$ php pear-package-helper.php
```
Then to build, simply
```
$ pear package .pear-package/package.xml
```
To install from scratch
```
$ pear install .pear-package/package.xml
```
To upgrade
```
$ pear upgrade -f .pear-package/package.xml
```
### Health Score
49
—
FairBetter than 95% of packages
Maintenance46
Moderate activity, may be stable
Popularity49
Moderate usage in the ecosystem
Community23
Small or concentrated contributor base
Maturity65
Established project with proven stability
Bus Factor1
Top contributor holds 84.8% 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 ~394 days
Recently: every ~347 days
Total
11
Last Release
400d ago
PHP version history (3 changes)v2.2.0PHP >=5.4.0
v2.3.0PHP >=5.6.0
v2.4.0PHP >=7.1
### Community
Maintainers
[sad-spirit](/maintainers/sad-spirit)
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Top Contributors
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---
Tags
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