How can a date selected in a datepicker be submitted directly through a form in PHP without requiring an additional click?

To submit a date selected in a datepicker directly through a form in PHP without requiring an additional click, you can use JavaScript to automatically submit the form when a date is selected. This can be achieved by adding an onchange event listener to the datepicker input field that triggers the form submission.

<form id="dateForm" action="submit.php" method="post">
  <input type="date" id="datepicker" name="selectedDate" onchange="document.getElementById('dateForm').submit();">
</form>