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lazybunny
Joined: 10 Nov 2008
Posts: 2
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 Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:13 pm Email Form Errors |
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I am trying to create a simple mailto form, where my website users can email me and the information goes directly to my email inbox. Simple, right?
This is my code:
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<form id="form1" enctype="text/html" method="post" action="mailto:hiccupatlazy-bunny.com">
<p>Name
<input type="text" name="textfield" />
</p>
<p>Email
<input type="text" name="textfield2" />
</p>
<p>Comment
<textarea name="textarea"></textarea>
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
</p>
</form> |
However, when I go to try this form out, I'm redirected to google mail. I'm slowly being driven insane by this, and I have a feeling that it's a stupidily simple solution. Can someone help?
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PayneLess Designs
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
Posts: 1417
Location: Biloxi, MS
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:26 pm |
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Can't do it with a "mailto:" as that opens the client-side email program if coded correctly. You need a php form processing file to process a proper contact/email me form.
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<div style="width: 400px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #0f0;">
<form method="post" action="mailto:someone@$nailmail.com" enctype="text/plain">
<p>NAME: <input type="text" name="username"></p>
<p>EMAIL: <input type="text" name="email"></p>
<p>COMMENTS:<br>
<textarea name="comments" rows="10" cols="46">
</textarea></p>
<p><input name="redirect" type="hidden" value="index.html"></p>
<p><input name="next_url" type="hidden" value="index.html"></p>
<p><input type="submit" value="Send"> <input type="reset" value="Clear"></p>
</form>
</div>
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UPDATE: Forgot to mention that your action="" is not correct. Look at example given to properly get an email action.
Last edited by PayneLess Designs on Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:44 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Tom Andersen
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Posts: 20
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:29 am Search Google for "Simple email form" |
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For a simple form script like the one you have visit here for tutorial and code:
How to make a simple form
Hope this helps |
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PayneLess Designs
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
Posts: 1417
Location: Biloxi, MS
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:47 am |
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A much better form maker I use a lot is at http://www.thesitewizard.com/wizards/feedbackform.shtml .Just follow the directions and you can make a very good server-side form with two files. The PHP is done for you. Three files if you want a link to a Thank You page.
See the site's [url= http://www.thesitewizard.com/wizards/faq.shtml]FAQs[/url]. |
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