Form in Form is not allowed, but what else - php

Question

I fetch SQL data with a while loop and insert the data into a table. With a form and a submit button i can save modified values.
My simplified code:
<table>
<tr>
<?php
//SQL QUERY
//...
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql_header)) {
$var_ab = $row['ab'];
$var_id = $row['id'];
?>
<form id="form1" action="" method="POST">
<td>
<input type="text" value="<?php echo $var_ab; ?>"
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" value="<?php echo $var_id; ?>"
</td>
//PLACEHOLDER FOR SECOND FORM
<?php
}
?>
</tr>
<td>
<input type="submit" name="save" value="SAVE" class="classsubmit" />
</td>
</form>
</tr>
</table>
So far, so good. So, how can I insert a second form to delete an entry? I've tried to place this code (PLACEHOLDER FOR SECOND FORM - see above)
<td>
<form id="form2" action="" method="POST">
<input type="text" value="<?php echo $var_id;?>"
</form>
</td>
but it's not working and it's not allowed to nest forms.
Any suggestions?

Answer 1

If you only want to delete an entry on the page or in the database you could try a button or a span with an onclick function.
for example:
<span onclick="window.location='?delete=<?php echo $row[(unique-value-in-database-from-this-row)]; ?>'; return false">Delete entry</span>
Make sure you add return false or the first form will be submitted. If you use a button make sure it has type="button"
On this page could be a PHP code like this:
if(isset($_GET['delete']))
{
$item = $_GET['delete'];
//SQL connect
$result = mysql_query($conection ,"DELETE FROM table WHERE uniquevalue='$item'");
}
I hope gives an idea for a solution.