Actually, I believe action="" submitting to the same URL is *documented* HTTP spec behavior.
I welcome correction/confirmation if somebody wants to wade through the docs again... > -----Original Message----- > From: Dotan Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 4:13 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] How to submit form via PHP > > 2008/9/28 Ashley Sheridan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Sorry to drag up an old thread, but I just saw this. Is that true of > >> all browsers? I'm wondering because I just coded a site to use this > >> behavior, then I saw that the html specification says the action > >> attribute is required. > >> > > Without the action attribute, the form submits to itself, i.e. a form > on > > contact.php submits to contact.php without an action attribute being > > specified. > > > > If it's undocumented then I would not rely upon it. How much trouble > did we have in the early 00's because of sites that were coded for the > undocumented 'features' of specific browsers five years prior? > Additionally, if you cannot test all the varied platforms (PC, > cellphones, iPhone, PS3, browsers for the disabled) then you should > not rely on undocumented behaviour. > > Dotan Cohen > > http://what-is-what.com > http://gibberish.co.il > א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת > > ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü _______________________________________________________ The information in this email or in any file attached hereto is intended only for the personal and confiden- tial use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is propri- etary and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communica- tion is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product. Email trans- mission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error- free. P6070214
