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How to split a form into two columns?

I have a basic form that passes input to a PHP script. I would like to split the form so that the second subrecord (Person 2) sits in the column to the right of the first (Person 1), and not directly below.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="test.css">    
    <form class="form-validation" method="post" action="script.php">
       <link rel="stylesheet" href="test.css">
       <h2>Person 1:</h2>
       <br>
       <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
          <label>
          <span>Name</span>
          <input name="field1" type="text">
          </label>
       </div>
       <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
          <label>
          <span>Age</span>
          <input name="field2" type="text">
          </label>
       </div>
       <div class="main-content">
          <h2>Person 2:</h2>
          <br>
          <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
             <label>
             <span>Name</span>
             <input name="field3" type="text">
             </label>
          </div>
          <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
             <label>
             <span>Age</span>
             <input name="field4" type="text">
             </label>
          </div>
    </form>
    <div>
    <button name="submit">Submit form</button>
    </div>
    </div>
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Wrap both records in a div with the same class (for example, “subtitle”) and place them to the left with a width of 50%:

.sub-entry {
    width: 50%;
    float: left;
}

.button {
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: 20px;
    clear: both;
}
<form class="form-validation" method="post" action="script.php">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="test.css">
    <div class="sub-entry">
        <h2>Person 1:</h2>
        <br>
        <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
            <label>
                <span>Name</span>
                <input name="field1" type="text">
            </label>
        </div>
        <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
            <label>
                <span>Age</span>
                <input name="field2" type="text">
            </label>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="sub-entry">
        <div class="main-content">
            <h2>Person 2:</h2>
            <br>
            <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
                <label>
                    <span>Name</span>
                    <input name="field3" type="text">
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
                <label>
                    <span>Age</span>
                    <input name="field4" type="text">
                </label>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</form>
<div class="button">
    <button name="submit">Submit both forms</button>
</div>
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Notice, I also gave the div containing the button the class button, and injected it into the center of the form.

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You can try CSS flexbox .

form { display: flex; }
<form class="form-validation" method="post" action="script.php">

  <div class="person-1">
    <h2>Person 1:</h2>
    <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
      <label>
        <span>Name</span>
        <input name="field1" type="text">
      </label>
    </div>
    <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
      <label>
        <span>Age</span>
        <input name="field2" type="text">
      </label>
    </div>
  </div><!-- end .person-1 -->
  
  <div class="main-content person-2">
    <h2>Person 2:</h2>
    <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
      <label>
        <span>Name</span>
        <input name="field3" type="text">
      </label>
    </div>
    <div class="form-row form-input-name-row">
      <label>
        <span>Age</span>
        <input name="field4" type="text">
      </label>
    </div>
  </div><!-- end .person-2 -->
  
</form>

<div><button name="submit">Submit form</button></div>
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Flexbox benefits:

  • minimum code; very effective
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