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Asked: 2026-05-12T10:00:56+00:00

I have this html form which calls a php file . The index.html ->

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I have this html form which calls a php file .

The index.html ->

<form action="html_form_submit.php" method="post">
<textarea name="name" rows="2" cols="20"> </textarea >
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

from html_form_submit.php ->

<?php
$name = @$_POST['name'];
?>
<html>
<body>
<p>
Id: <?php echo $id; ?><br>
Name: <?php echo $name; ?><br>
Email: <?php echo $email; ?>
</p>
</body>
</html>

This works as expected. The php file generates html code and sends it to the client.
But what I want is for the php(or anything else) to create a static html page , store it in the server and THEN send it to the user.
I hope I am clear.

This is for a very small website for my neighbourhood btw and my coding skills suck bigtime
Lastly if someone understands what I am trying to do and has a suggestion to do this in any other way(simpler way), then please share.

Thanks

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  1. Editorial Team
    <?php
    ob_start(); // start trapping output
    $name = @$_POST['name'];
?>
<html>
<body>
<p>
Id: <?php echo $id; ?><br>
Name: <?php echo $name; ?><br>
Email: <?php echo $email; ?>
</p>
</body>
</html>
<?php
    $output = ob_get_contents(); // get contents of trapped output
    //write to file, e.g.
    $newfile="output.txt"; 
    $file = fopen ($newfile, "w"); 
    fwrite($file, $output); 
    fclose ($file);  
    ob_end_clean(); // discard trapped output and stop trapping
?>
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