On the client side, you should disable the submit button once the form is submitted with javascript code like as the method provided by @vanstee and @chaos.
$('#example').safeform({
timeout: 5000, // disable form on 5 sec. after submit
submit: function(event) {
// put here validation and ajax stuff...
// no need to wait for timeout, re-enable the form ASAP
$(this).safeform('complete');
return false;
}
})
var Workin = false;
$('form').submit(function()
{
if(Workin) return false;
Workin =true;
// codes here.
// Once you finish turn the Workin variable into false
// to enable the submit event again
Workin = false;
});
The most simple answer to this question as asked: "Sometimes when the response is slow, one might click the submit button multiple times. How to prevent this from happening?"
<script>
var form = document.querySelector('form');
form.onsubmit = function(e){
if(form.reportValidity())
// if form is valid, prevent future submissions by returning false.
form.onsubmit = (e)=> false;
return true;
}
</script>