Feedback forms on websites

[GAZ_3884]

First of all apologies because I asked this before on General Gassing and thought I'd cracked it... but now I'm putting it into practice things aren't quite so peachy!

Basically I've designed the form - very simple with three text fields - have put a submit button on it, changed the 'method=post,action=""' code to put in 'mailto:myaddress' and all of that...

So when I test the page and click 'submit', first there is a warning saying 'This form is being sent by email' then it's bringing up a separate MS Outlook window for the response with my email address filled in but none of the text from the form. D'oh!

I want it to automatically put all of the info from the form and send it to me WITHOUT users having to type a separate email. Web monkey says I need a CGI Script but I wouldn't know where to start... but is there an easier way???

[dontlift]

Sounds like you are doing the submit on the client side instead of on the server side - hence the outlook window.

Best bet is to submit to a PHP page from your form and then have that page mail the details from the server

Details of the PHP mail function can be found here

[alunr]

Unless you are using a microsoft server then you'll need to look for info on CDONTS or a program called ASPMAIL.

If its a CGI-BIN prog then you need to search for FORMMAIL.

Send me the details and I'll gladly have a look for you.

[bigtone]

Gaz, I created a form for Nubbin recently based around CDONTS which I can dig out the details of it you want, or Nubbin may still have all the emails I sent him.

Let me know if I can help.