Can the HTML tag equivalent be replaced by a PHP statement for form submission?

Yes, the HTML tag equivalent for form submission can be replaced by a PHP statement to handle the form submission process. This can be done by checking if the form has been submitted using an if statement in PHP and then processing the form data accordingly. By using PHP to handle form submission, you can have more control over the data validation and processing.

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    // Process form data here
}