Website Contact Form

duvet77 · 8 Jan 2012 at 16:08

I need to put a basic contact form on a website. I've done some searching and saw someone recommend wufoo. I've also seen jotform used. Are either of these any good or is it better to do my own?

I'm ok with the HTML but then I'll neen javascript validation and PHP to deal with the data, is that correct?

Can anyone point me in the direction of pre-made contact form JS & PHP files that I can use.

Thanks

Rozzy85 · 8 Jan 2012 at 16:17

If you're going to do it yourself then you'll need to use a server-side language such as PHP to store the message or send it as an e-mail.

Draeger · 8 Jan 2012 at 19:33

Formtoemail is excellent and very easy to get your head around as a beginner :-

http://formtoemail.com/

ristac · 8 Jan 2012 at 23:23

I use natemail http://www.mindpalette.com/scripts/index.php#NMAnchor its free

duvet77 · 9 Jan 2012 at 09:43

Thanks for the links. I'll check them out later.

duvet77 · 11 Jan 2012 at 10:17

ristac said:
I use natemail http://www.mindpalette.com/scripts/index.php#NMAnchor its free

I've gone with this one; thanks for the suggestion. It seems to be working ok but I just need to play around with the styling of the error message.

Has anyone got any links to any javascript validation scripts so the form can be checked before being sent?

Thanks.

blastman · 11 Jan 2012 at 10:42

http://www.redfoxmagazine.com/30-awesome-jquery-contact-form/

have a look through some of these. Jquery will allow you to do what your after.

Tris

duvet77 · 11 Jan 2012 at 11:26

Cheers

ristac · 11 Jan 2012 at 12:22

It has built in error checks

duvet77 · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:56

ristac said:
It has built in error checks

The php file? Yeah, I've got that working but I've read it's a good idea to have javascript checking before submitting and then server side checking, or is that just overkill?

blastman · 11 Jan 2012 at 17:24

duvet77 said:
The php file? Yeah, I've got that working but I've read it's a good idea to have javascript checking before submitting and then server side checking, or is that just overkill?

not overkill at all. I do on all my forms.

I know you've already chosen one, but have a butchers at my link, some of those forms have everything you've asked for packaged up.

.Jay. · 11 Jan 2012 at 20:47

duvet77 said:
The php file? Yeah, I've got that working but I've read it's a good idea to have javascript checking before submitting and then server side checking, or is that just overkill?

Javascript checking is common, and in more recent years considered to be required. It aides with user experience and form management.

Always make sure any form you ever create has server side validation regardless of JS.

duvet77 · 12 Jan 2012 at 10:18

blastman said:
I know you've already chosen one, but have a butchers at my link, some of those forms have everything you've asked for packaged up.

I will do. I'll see if I can nick the javascript checking from one of them.

Adam_101 · 12 Jan 2012 at 10:54

another one to check out for basic/beginners http://www.foxyform.com/