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Psy
post Oct 15 2007, 06:46 PM
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I have made a form using html and want the results of the form sent to my email. How do i do this? The code i have currently is seen below:

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<form action="mailto:myemail@msn.com?subject=form submission" method="post" enctype="text/plain">

<h3><font color="red">Please fill in this form correctly</font></h3>
<font color="yellow">Community Name</font>?
<input type="text" name="Community Name"
value="" size="40">
<br>
<font color="yellow">Community Website</font>?
<input type="text" name="Community Website"
value="" size="40">
<br>
<font color="yellow">What is your tag</font>?
<input type="text" name="Tag"
value="" size="40">
<br>
<font color="yellow">Which Game</font>?<br>
<font color="orange">Age of Empires 1</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 1" />
<br />
<font color="orange">Age of Empires 2</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 2" />
<br />
<font color="orange">Age of Empires 2: Conquerors Expansion</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 2: Conquerors Expansion" />
<br />
<font color="orange">Age of Empires 3</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 2" />
<br />
<font color="orange">Age of Empires 4: War Kings</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 2" />
<br />
<font color="orange">Battlefield 2142</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 2" />
<br />
<font color="orange">Call of Duty 2: Sniper</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 2" />
<br />
<font color="orange">Call of Duty 2: All Weapons</font>:
<input type="checkbox" name="game" value="Age of Empires 2" />
<br />
<font color="yellow">Date you wish to play us</font>?
<input type="text" name="Date"
value="" size="40">
<br>
<font color="yellow">Time you wish to play us</font>?
<input type="text" name="Time"
value="" size="40">
<br>
<font color="yellow">Which Server (Please Leave IP)</font>?
<input type="text" name="IP"
value="" size="40">
<br>
<font color="yellow">Server Port</font>?
<input type="text" name="Port"
value="" size="40">
<br>
<font color="yellow">Players Per Team</font>?
<input type="text" name="Players Per Team"
value="" size="40">
<br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">

</form>


Thanks for any help you can give!

Psy
p.s myemail@msn.com i have replaced as my own.
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Darin McGrew
post Oct 15 2007, 07:21 PM
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Forms that use action="mailto:..." are unreliable on the WWW. Please see the FAQ entry How do I get form data emailed to me?
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post Oct 15 2007, 08:33 PM
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im very sorry but i don't understand how to do what it is telling me. Could someone please show me some example code? the CGI page that processes the form data. could someone show me one of those?
i'm very inexperienced with this.

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post Oct 17 2007, 08:41 AM
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Please someone help me? i'd really appreciate it!
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post Oct 17 2007, 09:16 AM
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The FAQ says that you need a script on the server. What server-side scripting languages can you use? Maybe someone can suggest a secure script.
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post Oct 18 2007, 09:57 AM
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I will give some idea

first step

create form.html page

for e.g
<html>
<body>
<form action="form.php" method="post">
your name or somthing : <input type="text" name="firstname">
<input type="submit" value="send mail">

</form>
</body>
</html>


Second Step
create form.php page

<?php
$fname=$_POST['firstname'];/*this line is text field name */

//Declarate the necessary variables
$mail_to="yourmailid@gmail.com";
$mail_from="dsignerz@gmail.com";
$mail_sub="MuthuRaja Zoho Team";


$mail_mesg=$fname;

//Check for success/failure of delivery
if(mail($mail_to,$mail_sub,$mail_mesg,"From:$mail_from/r/nReply-to:$mail_from"))
echo "<span class='textred'>E-mail has been sent successfully from $mail_sub to $mail_to</span>";
else
echo "<span class='textred'>Failed to send the E-mail from $mail_sub to $mail_to</span>";
}


?>


MuthuRaja
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post Oct 22 2007, 12:51 AM
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Here's a good tutorial on how to make forms as well:

http://www.daydreamgraphics.com/d/tutorial/list/240/2
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post Oct 31 2007, 03:11 PM
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thanks guys.. when i clicked the send mail button it just showed the php text as i had entered into the form.php? it didn't send the email. Why is that?

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post Oct 31 2007, 03:23 PM
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It sounds like your server isn't configured to use PHP.
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post Oct 31 2007, 05:12 PM
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That's why I asked what scripting languages are available to you on the server. You have to check with your host. It should be clearly listed in the details for your account. If you are on a free server and they don't say anything about scripting languages, then you can safely assume there are none.
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post Nov 11 2007, 09:28 AM
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QUOTE(pandy @ Oct 31 2007, 10:12 PM) *

That's why I asked what scripting languages are available to you on the server. You have to check with your host. It should be clearly listed in the details for your account. If you are on a free server and they don't say anything about scripting languages, then you can safely assume there are none.


Ok i think i have a host that allows php now! biggrin.gif but when i click send now i get an error. it says:

CODE
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '}' in \\##\user\htdocs\form.php on line 17


line 17 is a
}

using the code that was kindly posted by muthuraja.

i have the page with the form which is a .html file
and then i have form.php

Any idea how to fix that?
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post Nov 11 2007, 09:34 AM
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New improvement! i removed line 17 lol..

It now says has been sent successfully.. but i never receive the email.
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post Nov 11 2007, 04:15 PM
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If your host offers PHP it may also offer ready-made email script for its customers.
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