How can I differentiate two separate actions for my submit buttons in one form, whereas one SAVES data into database (as is), and other submits form as a valid request, >>but<< according to HTML5 native validation (I use "required" attributes in HTML form)?
My form has 66 fields and I don't want to validate them all in PHP AFTER submission (as it's too cumbersome and time consuming), or validate them all in JS BEFORE submission (as I am not that agile in JS, as in PHP), so I use "required" and "type" attributes in HTML5, which is very convenient and quite versatile way of validation (besides older browsers). However I cannot find a easy way to bypass the "required" attribute, when using save button, but not using "Send for submission" button. Can you help suggest a solution? I guess the prefered way is some JS/jQuery way, as I cannot determine which button would be used before hitting the button (so that I can make a field required or not).
Sample code:
<form>
A: <input type="text" name="A" required />
B: <input type="text" name="B" required />
C: <input type="text" name="C" />
<input type="submit" name="save" value="Save"> <!--do not require anything-->
<input type="submit" name="send" value="Send for submission"> <!-- require everything-->
</form>
Of course my form is huge, as it has 66 fields, so best solutions here are possibly general and versatile.