What this book covers

Chapter 1, Forms and Their Significance, explains what web forms are and how we can create these using the new HTML5 form elements. It also explains the benefits of web forms along with the guidelines that must always be kept in mind while designing and developing a form.

Chapter 2, Validations of Forms, explains validations and their necessity in forms as well as the new HTML5 elements and their attributes that reduce the effort of client-side validations. It gives a brief description of the validation constraints and supported API's and also briefs us on the customization of error messages on the browser.

Chapter 3, Styling the Forms, explains the CSS3 properties that can be utilized to make forms more presentable. It details us about the vendor-specific prefixes that are utilized in different browsers along with the effective styling guidelines that must be kept in mind while enhancing the look and feel of a form.

Chapter 4, Connection with Database, explains briefly about linking a form to the server using PHP and MySQL, which are used by web developers to store user information.

Chapter 5, Responsive Web Forms, explains responsive designing and approaches that can be used to make our form responsive. It also discusses the guidelines you should follow to make a responsive form.