I have 2 forms, containing employee information that is readOnly=true
My second form contains, input box to replace and update the data inside the first form. My update is a link tag instead of button.
1st Form
<form class="secondtdr" name="updatein">
<h4 class="ua">Referrer Personal Information</h4>
<div class="referrerid">
<p align="left">Referrer ID</p>
<input type="text" name="cont" value="<?php echo $contact_no; ?>" readOnly="true">
</div>
<div class="empnum">
<p align="left">Employee Number</p>
<input type="number" name="cont" value="<?php echo $empid; ?>" readOnly="true">
</div>
2nd Form
<form class="tabletoedit" method="post">
<br>
<div class="empnum">
<p align="left">Employee Number</p><br>
<input type="number" name="cont" value="">
</div>
<div class="fnamep">
<p align="left">Fullname</p>
<input type="text" name="cont" value="">
</div>
<div class="action_btns">
<div class="one_half">
<a href="javascript:document.forms['updatein'].submit()" class="upbtn" name="btnUpdate">Update</a>
</div>
</div>
</form>