Loading a codeigniter view with a form from inside another view - codeigniter

Question

Using codeigniter, I've been trying to load a view inside of a foreach loop, as follows:
$posts = $this->postslibrary->getAllPosts();
foreach($posts as $post){
$home['content'][$i] = $this->load->view('post', $post['data'], true);
$i++;
}
$this->load->view('head');
$this->load->view('home', $home);
$this->load->view('footer');
Each of those post views looks a little like this:
<div class="postnum<?=$post_num?>">
<p>Posted by: <?=$poster_name?></p>
<p>Reply to: <?=$poster_name?></p>
<form>
<input type='text' />
<input type='submit' />
</form>
</div>
And they're being loaded mostly successfully in the 'home' view (which is below for thoroughness).
<div ="posts">
<?php
for($i=0;$i<$count;$i++)
{
echo($content[$i]);
}
?>
<div class="clear"></div>
<a href='/posts/browse/'>Load more items</a>
</div>
But my output ends up looking like:
<div class='posts'>
<div class='postnum1'>
<p>Posted By: Jim</p>
<p>Reply to Jim</p>
<input type='text' />
<input type='submit' />
</div>
</div>
Why are my form tags not coming through?

Answer 1

Check if you already have a form around the current form. Chrome is one of the browsers which doesn't accept this and removes the second form. Using a form in a form is bad practice and I suggest you find a different solution to do the form handling.

Answer 2

Slightly left-of-field answer, but have a look at CodeIgniter Form Generator. I've used it a couple of times and it seems pretty good for generating forms from an array. It's a bit tricky to get your head around it to begin with, but it works well once you've gotten into it.
The basic idea is that you implement a form controller from your ordinary controller, and then just output it in your view file. It might be a more elegant (and sustainable) solution to what you're trying.