Learning about online forms!!

[Notorious Lee]

If I want to learn more about setting up online forms would you recommend I learn PHP?

 

[GravyMonster]

If you want to create your own online forms you'll need to use a server side scripting language. PHP is one you can use, but there are lots of others.

What is it you're looking to do with your form?

 

[Notorious Lee]

Hi Spunkey,

It's for an Intranet site where staff can complete a sales form & it then gets emailed to a purchasing dept.

 

[Solaris]

Dont even need server side scripting for something that easy....

Google is your friend...

http://www.chami.com/tips/internet/010597I.html

 

[Notorious Lee]

This is the thing I have done it this way & it doesn't work the way I want it to.

The reason being is because when you click on the send button it opens up your email client as if your sending a new email.

Also, it opens a new browser windows with an error message saying the website cannot be found or you are currently working offline as I think its trying to find a webpage named after the email address the form is being sent to.

 

[Solaris]

Then get some PHP going and use this guide...

http://www.webreference.com/programming/php/phpemail/2.html

 

[Notorious Lee]

Thanks Solaris.

Does the PHP coding sit in the HTML document or on the server itself?

Sorry for the silly questions.

 

[kkbigal]

Does the PHP coding sit in the HTML document or on the server itself?

Sorry for the silly questions.

You put the PHP code in your web page along with the HTML, or you can put the PHP in a file all of its own and put an "include" to the file in your HTML document where you want the PHP code to appear

 

[Solaris]

Whatever the last dude said

Just make sure your server has PHP installed and that your webserver loads the modules.