Should input fields in an HTML form be within the PHP section of a script?

No, input fields in an HTML form should not be within the PHP section of a script. Input fields should be placed within the HTML form tags in order to collect user input. PHP code should be used to process the form data after it has been submitted. 

<form method="post" action="process_form.php">
  <input type="text" name="username">
  <input type="password" name="password">
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

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HTML form input fields PHP script server-side processing data validation

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