I am still a newbie in the art of web development, but I guess this write-up will help a lot of people in web design/development.. To create a good form for your website, applying these tips might be of great help:

1. Keep the form as simple as possible, while maintaining a professional look

2. Remove any questions/fields that aren't really necessary. For example if
you will never phone them, don't ask for a telephone number!

3. Be careful labeling the fields. Do NOT use lesser- known acronyms or any
technical terms. If people aren't sure, they won't complete your form

4. Use validations to HELP your visitor in completing the form for you. For
example if you need a postal code then give an error message if there isn't
one - but don't demand it the letters have to be in upper-case capitals, as
that's not a help, that's a hindrance!

5. Ensure any error messages are polite, helpful and spelt correctly. Never
use something as rude and unhelpful as "Wrong Input!" or anything like
that.

6. Avoid creating unnecessary hurdles such as 'CAPTCHA' puzzles. Even if you do create one, don't make it complex and make it clear(Some CAPTCHAS can be annoying)..

Culled from: www.simfatic.com

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1. if a field is not too necessary or important don't make it required e;g middle name
2. This is probably the most important, always always have a way to retain filled in values after an error

<label for='name'>Name: </label><input type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['name']); ?>" name="name" />

the above code will give an error though when the submit button is yet to be clicked if you dnt have variable $_POST['name'] already defined before that script.

3. Always have a file limit size for your input file type and dont forget to add enctype='multipart/form-data' to your form tag if you are going to use the file type

4. Another problem people face if using th <textarea></textarea> when using it make sure no space between the open and closing tag if not if you do if(empty){} you will be surprise it will not be empty because of that space.

In addition MaKe ur forms especially login forms sql injection proof! There are several ways to do so

@adewasco

Nice Input esp the last tip.. I didn't know leaving spaces will affect using if(empty) function..

Thanks Bro..

iam_Demigod: In addition MaKe ur forms especially login forms sql injection proof! There are several ways to do so

You Can drop yours here bro.. Any advice on forms will be appreciated as we all are newbies to Rasmus Leedorf..