Title: Where to put php code?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Where to put php code?

 *  [mjmj824](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjmj824/)
 * (@mjmj824)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-put-php-code/)
 * Hi, I am trying to create a form for wordpress without using plugins but cannot
   seem to find where to store my php code. I have tried it in the root directory
   of the web site, the theme root folder , and tried making a template but the 
   page end up being blank. Could anybody tell me where php files should go on wordpress?
 * My code below:
 *     ```
       <form action="account.php" method="post" id="account" name="account"></form>
       <fieldset><legend> Account </legend><label for="name">Name:</label>
       <input id="name" maxlength="45" name="name" type="text" value="" />
       <label for="address">Address:</label>
       <input id="address" maxlength="45" name="address" type="text" value="" />
       <label for="contact">Contact:</label>
       <input id="contact" maxlength="45" name="contact" type="text" value="" />
       <label for="phone">Phone:</label>
       <input id="phone" maxlength="45" name="phone" type="text" value="" />
       <label for="fax">Fax:</label>
       <input id="fax" maxlength="45" name="fax" type="text" value="" />
       <label for="email">Email:</label>
       <input id="email" maxlength="45" name="email" pattern="[^ @]*@[^ @]*" type="email" value="" placeholder="Enter an email address" />
   
       &nbsp;
   
       <label for="hierachy">Hierachy:</label>
       <input id="hierachy" maxlength="45" name="hierachy" type="text" value="" />
   
       <input type="submit" value="Save" /></fieldset>
       ```
   

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-put-php-code/#post-4949517)
 * If you are creating a template, the code should go in the template. You must 
   then create a Page and set your new template to replace the default.

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