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How to create tables dynamically from user input?

Here, we will learn how to generate a table dynamically using PHP code/script by passing number of rows and columns through form? By IncludeHelp Last updated : December 19, 2023

Prerequisites

To understand this example, you should have the basic knowledge of the following PHP topics:

• PHP Basic Syntax
• PHP Loops
• PHP Conditional Statements
• PHP echo() Statement

Creating tables dynamically in PHP

By executing this code, we need to enter number of rows (line) and number of columns through HTML form and then PHP script/code will generate the table dynamically according to the given input values.

PHP code to create tables dynamically from user input

Here is the PHP Code/Script to generate table randomly,

<?php
$crtable = "";
if ($_POST) {
    $crtable .= '<table border="1">';
    for ($i = 0; $i < $_POST["line"]; $i++) {
        $crtable .= "<tr>";
        for ($j = 0; $j < $_POST["colunn"]; $j++) {
            $crtable .= '<td width="50">&nbsp;</td>';
        }
        $crtable .= "</tr>";
    }
    $crtable .= "</table>";
}
?>
<form action="" method="post">
	<table border="0" width="200">
		<tr>
			<td width="80"><label>Column:</label></td>
			<td width="120"><input type="text" name="colunn"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><label>Line:</label></td>
			<td><input type="text" name="line"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" align="right">
				<input type="submit" value="Create Table">
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table>
</form>
<br/>
<br/>

<?php echo $crtable;
?>

Output

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