Web forms are commonly used on websites and web applications to collect information from visitors who request information from organizations. They can help reduce spam by not placing an email address directly on a webpage. Once a form is submitted, the information can be emailed to an email address embedded within the form and not displayed. For this peer feedback discussion post,

• Create a sample new membership form that visitors can complete online. The form fields should include the following:
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Address
  • City
  • State
  • Zip
  • Phone number
  • Email
• Validate all form fields with PHP syntax and functions to verify all fields are not blank and contain appropriate information (e.g., characters, numbers, etc.).
• Summarize the importance of form validation in web applications.
• Explain some of the consequences of not validating user input on forms.

**Please include comments in code**