How to create a button on custom page backend

Question

I'm looking to add a button that executes my own custom code.

I've successfully created the page, along with a button but I can't for the life of me get it todo anything. I've stripped it back down to basics, where I just display the page with the layout form etc.

Please see my code below, I wondered if anyone would be able to help me/point me in the right direction.

Thank you in advance.

My Controller

 <?php
namespace Ozark\Maxoptra\Controller\Adminhtml\ExportEmail;
use Laminas\Form\Element\Button;
use Magento\Backend\App\Action\Context;
use Magento\Framework\View\Element\UiComponent\Control\ButtonProviderInterface;
use Magento\Framework\View\ResultPageFactory;
class Index extends \Magento\Backend\App\Action
{
 private $resultPageFactory;
 public function __construct(
 \Magento\Backend\App\Action\Context $context,
 \Magento\Framework\View\Result\PageFactory $resultPageFactory
 ) {
 parent::__construct($context);
 $this->resultPageFactory = $resultPageFactory;
 }
 public function execute()
 {
 $resultPage = $this->resultPageFactory->create(); // this crete an empty page
 return $resultPage;// this show page
 }
}

Template

 <h2 class="export main">Test [email protected]</h2>
<br>
<form class="export button">
 <input type="submit" value="Run Export" name="runExport" />
</form>

• Msquare: try check this link magento.stackexchange.com/a/317429/82670
• joe young: Great, thank you. But I'm only looking to have a singular button on the screen, when pressed executes code which sends a email containing order data. I've got it working as a console command, just can't figure out how to link a button.
• Msquare: in this link there are sample module. what you are looking for is in that module. drive.google.com/file/d/1UFMtTOkwbaPKbIdAZ_DDZKJkZHvpIoPW/view

Answer 1

in magento 2.x ui components are used for adding the classic orange buttons at the top (saving, modifying, deleting etc.). Are you interested in such a thing or a normal button?

Cheers

• joe young: Oh okay, a normal button if possible?
• Riccardo Ugolini: yes but usually, on backend buttons are all created by ui component. Follow this guide for create a page within pthml file. When you got the phtml file you will be able to insert as many buttons as you prefer. magento.stackexchange.com/questions/194368/…