Question

HTML5 does not $_POST the ‘name’ attribute for image inputs.

I am trying to find an alternative so that my server-side validation checks can identify which submit button in the form has been clicked on. Can anyone offer suggestions.

Answer 1

It does post the name attribute but it posts as two variables, appending _x and _y to the name. So this example:

<form action="collect.php" method="post">
  <label>Image button 1: <input type="image" src="Calvin5.gif" alt="calvin5" name="calvin5"></label><br>
  <label>Image button 2: <input type="image" src="Calvin6.gif" alt="calvin6" name="calvin6"></label><br>
</form>

Will, when you click on the first button, result in values something like:

calvin5_x : 33
calvin5_y : 54 

In your $POST array.