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Posted by capturedspirit on 10/24/07 02:41
Thanks. I know basic html but haven't done it in a while, so i'll need
to refresh.
The company website is all created etc, i just need to add a page with
a form that people can fill in and the data sent to an e-mail
address.
thanks again.
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On Oct 24, 11:31 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> capturedspi...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Thanks. I'll check with our IT Support if our server has it.
>
> > If it has it, does it automatically pick up the php document?
>
> > It definatly more complicated than i thought it was going to be
> > (creating a form!) I think i need to start from scratch as online
> > generators/free ones have links back to their site, and adds etc -
> > since its going on a business/company website, it wont look any good.
>
> > thanks again.
>
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> > On Oct 24, 10:51 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >> capturedspi...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>> I am new to PHP and only know the very basics of website design etc.
> >>> I would like to put a form on a website, were people can fill in their
> >>> details if they want someone to get in contact with them etc - but to
> >>> have those details sent to an e-mail address.
> >>> I've tried a few free ones, but this is for a business so im not sure
> >>> if i should use those (some have the credit links at the bottom etc).
> >>> With the free one, it gave me 2 codes - one for html and one php. I've
> >>> got the html one in the page and it shows up fine.
> >>> How to i get the php part to work? When i click sumbit, it takes me to
> >>> a page where it shows the enter script/code.
> >>> Any help would be very much appreciated.
> >>> Is there any other way to set up a form? I read online that it is not
> >>> a good idea to use the "mailto" because it doesn't always work.
> >> Ensure your server is set up to use PHP. And that the PHP page has a
> >> file extension of .php (NOT .html!).
>
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> >> Remove the "x" from my email address
> >> Jerry Stuckle
> >> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> >> jstuck...@attglobal.net
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> I think you need to learn HTML and PHP.
>
> If you're going to do professional websites, HTML is a must. And PHP or
> some other server-side language is pretty much required, also. You'll
> probably need javascript, also.
>
> Don't count on generators or free script to do the work for you.
> They're OK for the casual website, but not a company one.
>
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> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> jstuck...@attglobal.net
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