<form class="form-horizontal" action="#" method="post"> <div class="row"> <div class="form-group"> <label class="control-label col-sm-4" for="email"><b>Search Employee Information:</b>:</label> <div class="col-sm-4"> <input type="text" class="form-control" name="search" placeholder="search here"> </div> <div class="col-sm-2"> <button type="submit" name="save" class="btn btn-success btn-sm">Submit</button> </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> <span class="error" style="color:red;">* <?php echo $searchErr;?></span> </div> </div> </form>