Using forms on my website

eaglefox · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:07 am Post subject: Using forms on my website

Can anyone tell me how I can use online forms for my website? More specifically, the codes I'd need. :)
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vbgunz · - Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Florida

If you know how to create your own form I would suggest you look for the following...

"formhandler"
"form handler"
"form-handler"

The above searches on a site like http://phpresourceindex.com/ should come back with some good form handlers...

A form handler does all the dirty work in getting a submitted form to its destination "email usually"... Play with the remotely hosted ones if necessary to get to know the idea better...

Also creating a form is not all that is needed sometimes... You might require php, cgi, asp or perl depending on what script you decide to work with so stay aware of the fact...

Once you know you're requirements good luck :)

Tells us how you doing, thanks ;)
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eaglefox · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 5:09 am Post subject:

Hi Victor:

Thanks for the reply! My form pages are already created and I have templates for them. I'm not sure, but I believe I'm using cgi.

If you can contact me off list, I can show you what I've got, and take it from there. "soo4434@charter.net" :D
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vbgunz · - Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Florida

I am afraid I do not use cgi very much... in fact not at all... I really prefer php and a little perl and at the moment I am very busy on a project... It is best to share your problems on this board so to share the ideas and solutions with others...

If I can help, I will and when it is possible and I cannot help here on the boards I am sure others will jump at it... Thanks for the offer ;) good luck :)
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eaglefox · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:03 am Post subject: Using forms on mysite...

I have developed online forms for use with my website, but was wondering the basics for getting them to work on my site. I also have templates made as well. Would formhandler do the job and how do I get that onto the server?

Any help is most appreciated. :)
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vbgunz · - Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Florida

Usually a form handler would require a script somewhere on your drive... Its main purpose is to wait for a form to trigger its job... A form usually triggers it by adding a snippet of code directly to your form that calls it...

Usually a forms header tag would look like the following...
<form name="form1" method="post" action="">

Depending on where the script is located depends on how you call it...
<form name="form1" method="post" action="http://0.0.0.0/cgi-bin/formhandler.cgi">

If you decide to go with a remote form handler (someone else hosting the form handler) you'd instead enter into the action field http://www.someoneelse.com/cgi-bin/8-1348

It all might work in variant ways for both of the above... Just download what is well documented... Dont fall in love with what looks good elsewhere... Fall in love with what works and is well documented ;)

the following resources should get you going pretty fast... Just search for what I said "formhandler" or "form handler" and then decide how you're going to do it...

Locally onto your own HDD you might get a script and a code snippet to directly insert into your form... If you decide to go remote you might just get a snippet of code to insert into your form...

these are good resources to find form handlers...
http://www.resourceindex.com
http://www.hotscripts.com
http://www.google.com

When I fail to find what I want where it should be I go looking onto the web... Just make sure you understand your extenstions... If its a php script get php and follow the instructions... asp... get busy... perl... Well Abyss handles them all pretty good and Abyss on this very site has instructions for installing them without a hassle...

Just go to the hompage and then click on products... You find instructions for php, perl and asp... Good luck :)
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eaglefox · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 9:46 am Post subject: Thanks again!

Thanks again Victor. I appreciate your help :D
I think I understand it now, so I'll set it up, and test it. I'll then let you know how I faired out.
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vbgunz · - Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Florida

Cool, I hope it works for you buddy :) Let us know and write a quick guide incase you come across something juicy... Trust me people wish to know what it is "you" know...

Good luck :)
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