How do I send a form to my server and how do I view it?

I have absolutely no idea of what i'm doing. Heres what I'm trying to do, Someone fills out a form and sends it to the server. what is the code to send it to the server. and how do I view this information? Please explain how this works! thanks so much!How do I send a form to my server and how do I view it?
you need a server side language such as php to grab the form data