html to php : pass object's value without form

[html20009876]

html code

<input type="text" value="good on you"	name="nameInput"/>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" onClick="nameInput.submit();" method="post" action="receiver.php">

receiver.php

<?php 
$nameInput = $_POST['nameInput']; 
echo "nameInput: ".$nameInput."<br>";
?>

Result: receiver.php is not loaded (shown).

Is it possible to pass an object's value to php without using FORM?
If yes, what is wrong on code above?

Thanks.

.

[NogDog]

"nameInput" is not a form element, so it will not have a submit() method. Why not just wrap those two input elements in an appropriate form tag?