You check the post
or get
data from your form, using the name of the button:
<form action='' method='post'>
<button type="submit" name="reset">Clear</button>
<button type="submit" name="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
PHP (after submission):
if(isset($_POST['reset'])) { /* ...clear and reset stuff... */ }
else if(isset($_POST['submit']) { /* ...submit stuff... */ }
Alternatively, you have two buttons with the same name, which both submit your form, and if/else
their values:
<form action='' method='post'>
<button name="submit" value="0">Clear</button>
<button name="submit" value="1">Submit</button>
<button name="submit" value="2">Something Else</button>
</form>
PHP (after submission):
if($_POST['submit']==0) { /* ...clear and reset stuff... */ }
else if($_POST['submit']==1) { /* ...submit stuff... */ }
else if($_POST['submit']==2) { /* ...do something else... */ }