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why the html <form> doesn't disappear after using it

hi LQs, I'll try to explain the situation simply.
I have a HTML <form> with two (input type text), and a submit button, after I enter the two values and click submit button, the x.php appear successfully but the HTML <form> still remain in the x.php page, can you tell me how to hide the form from the x.php page
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Check of submit button. The code to print form should be conditional.

If your submit is defined do not show the form

I don't think it is conditional, I just take the values and execute a Mysql query, the data fetched successfully from the database and the form I used to fetch data doesn't disappear, should it??, or I forgot to do something??

Yes, It should be conditional in case you want to hide if after posting the form.

appreciate your help, i think the condition should be in from.html right??
but what is the condition should be??

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Please post the relevant section of the code.

here is the form code (simplified I just pasted the main tags):
search form.html

Code:

<script language="javascript">

function redirect(){

window.location ="show data.php"

return

}

</script>

<form method="POST" action="show data.php">

<div id="wb_Text1" style="position:absolute;left:322px;top:39px;width:114px;height:14px;z-index:0;" align="left">

<font style="font-size:11px" color="#000000" face="Arial">search by name </font></div>

<input type="text" name="name">

</input>

<div id="wb_Text2" style="position:absolute;left:323px;top:90px;width:94px;height:14px;z-index:2;" align="left">

<font style="font-size:11px" color="#000000" face="Arial">search by #</font></div>

<input type="text" name="docNo"></input>

<input type="submit" id="Button1" name="Button1" value="OK" onClick="redirect()" >

</form>

and the show data.php:

Code:

$docNo = $_POST['docNo'];

$name = $_POST['name'];

$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM employee WHERE docNo = '$docNo' OR name = '$name'");

include('search form.html');

it works, but the search form.html appear in show data.php

Is there any specific reason to include search_form.html in show_data.php ?
If not try commenting it out. this will stop showing the form on show_data.php.