Getting my php file to work with my html file - php

Question

So I want my contact form to work on my site so I wrote some php to make it work. Here is the code: (form_process.php)
<?php
$name = $_POST('name');
$company = $_POST('company');
$email = $_POST('email');
$message = $_POST('message');
$to ="arp2222#yahoo.com";
$subject="New Message from Kincentive";
mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: ".$name);
echo "Your Message has been sent";
?>
I want to know how I can make this php work with my html file. I put the php file in the root folder with the index.html file and I believe I need to set up a form tag. I believe I need to use the action or method attribute? to setup as
for example.
I am using MAMP PRO as a local host since my site is not live yet and I want to test the contact form and recieve the test to my email.
Any help please i am new to php

Answer 1

in sendEmail.html you should write code as given
<form name="frmEmail" id="frmEmail" action="sendEmail.php" method="post">
<input type="text" name="fName" id="fName">
<input type="text" name="email" id="email">
<input type="text" name="company" id="company">
<textarea name="message" id="message"></textarea>
<input type="submit">
</form>
this form redirect to sendEmail.php
<?php
$name=$_POST['fName'];
$company=$_POST['company'];
$message=$_POST['message'];
$to =$_POST['email'];
$subject="New Message from Kincentive";
mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: ".$name);
echo "Your Message has been sent";
?>

Answer 2

$_POST is an array, so you should reference it like this, using [ brackets instead of curly ones.
$name = $_POST['name'];
$company = $_POST['company'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
In your HTML, wrap your inputs in a form like this, pointing to your Php file:
<form action="form_process.php" method="POST">
<-- input elements here !-->
</form>