Creating forms

[shellbe]

Hi

I am looking for some help with the server side of creating web forms. I know how to design a basic form, just I'm having trouble figuring out how to have it sent securely. I'm sure I've read it's something to do with a cgi-bin, but I really don't have that much knowledge and would appreciate the help I can get. :)

Thanks in advance,
Michelle.

[the_pm]

Where do you want the information sent Michelle? Are you talking about setting up a form that sends you an email?

[shellbe]

You know the type... people submitting information from a website such as name, email, comments... that type of thing.
Not for information that requires security (like credit card details).

[crazyfish]

Try this one scripts.dbmasters.net/index.php?id=39

[the_pm]

The key, Michelle, is not to identify what's being sent so much as identifying what you want to do with the information (both are important, but the latter determines how your scripts will work). Once someone enters his or her information, what do you want that information to do? Do you want to receive it? Does it need to be stored in a database and used in some way that goes beyond just looking at it?

Information gets sent ==> ___________________ (fill in the blank)

[shellbe]

oh right... well I want to be able to see the information. For example, someone wants to tell me to get in contact with them, so they would send me their name/number/email/query, I would then be able to see that info (by email I guess) and then reply.

thanks pm, you're a gem!

[the_pm]

Well, if you want information delivered via email, I heartily recommend FormM@iler (http://www.dbmasters.net/index.php?id=19). It's a PHP script, not CGI, and it's very secure and easy to customize. Just follow the basic instructions, and you should be able to turn form information into an email quickly and easily :)

Nick linked to them in his post above. My link is the one that takes you directly to the script I think will work best for you. But his will show you others made by the same company that I'm sure are all good for various applications.

[shellbe]

thanks for that pm, and crazyfish, much appreciated. Going to see if I can decipher it. In my head I'm thinking it can't be that difficult to get a form set up on a web page!

[crazyfish]

Its not. I setup two forms last night using the formM@iler in about 10 minutes. Just look at the two examples and the readme file and you should be able to figure everything out from there.

Didn't realize I linked to the wrong page, thanks for clearing that up Paul.