Give each input a name attribute. Only the clicked input's name attribute will be sent to the server.  <input type="submit" name="publish" value="Publish"> <input type="submit" name="save" value="Save"> And then  <?php     if (isset($_POST['publish'])) {         # Publish-button was clicked     }     elseif (isset($_POST['save'])) {         # Save-button was clicked     } ?>

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