Get form emailed to me?

[Mr. Duck]

I am trying to get it so when someone clicks submit on my form it automatically emails me the data on the form. I am currently using mailto but when i click submit it just opens up outlook 😕

How can i get it automatically emailed to me?

 

[Zaborg]

You are not using PHP? Like:

mail("YourEmail", $subject, $message, $from);

 

[Mr. Duck]

im using html

 

[Justin M]

Post the form, and I might be able to do the mail code.

 

[Zaborg]

Very easy (at least for me) e-mail form code:
http://www.ibdhost.com/contact/
With PHP, which is much better than just plain HTML.

 

[Mr. Duck]

<form action="mailto:[email protected]" method="get" enctype="text/plain">
  

                <p>Name:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Name"><br><br>
                  
                  Email:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Email"><br><br>
                  
                  Forum Name::<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Forum Name"><br><br>
                  
                  Forum URL:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Forum URL"><br><br>
                  
                  Package Wanted:<br>
  <select>
  <option value="small">Small</option>
  <option value="medium">Medium</option>
  <option value="large">Large</option>
  <option value="xl">XL</option>
  <option value="custom">Custom</option>
</select>
<br>
                </p>
                <p> Extra Notes (Please Include where to post and where not to post, if it is a custom package please post how many posts, topics you want and post your paypal email.) <br>
  <textarea name="Other" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea>
                  <br />
  <br />
                  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
                </p>
              </form>

 

[Justin M]

<form action="mailto:[email protected]" method="get" enctype="text/plain">
  

                <p>Name:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Name"><br><br>
                  
                  Email:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Email"><br><br>
                  
                  Forum Name::<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Forum Name"><br><br>
                  
                  Forum URL:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="Forum URL"><br><br>
                  
                  Package Wanted:<br>
  <select>
  <option value="small">Small</option>
  <option value="medium">Medium</option>
  <option value="large">Large</option>
  <option value="xl">XL</option>
  <option value="custom">Custom</option>
</select>
<br>
                </p>
                <p> Extra Notes (Please Include where to post and where not to post, if it is a custom package please post how many posts, topics you want and post your paypal email.) <br>
  <textarea name="Other" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea>
                  <br />
  <br />
                  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
                </p>
              </form>

I'm going to make a couple of small changes to your form to make it a little more effecient. Here's the new form:

<form action="<?php echo htmlentities($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']); ?>" method="post" enctype="text/plain">
  

                <p>Name:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="name"><br><br>
                  
                  Email:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="email"><br><br>
                  
                  Forum Name::<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="forum_name"><br><br>
                  
                  Forum URL:<br>
  <input type="text" size="30" name="forum_url"><br><br>
                  
                  Package Wanted:<br>
  <select name="package">
  <option value="small">Small</option>
  <option value="medium">Medium</option>
  <option value="large">Large</option>
  <option value="xl">XL</option>
  <option value="custom">Custom</option>
</select>
<br>
                </p>
                <p> Extra Notes (Please Include where to post and where not to post, if it is a custom package please post how many posts, topics you want and post your paypal email.) <br>
  <textarea name="other" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea>
                  <br />
  <br />
                  <input type="hidden" name="form_sub" value="yes">
                  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
                </p>
              </form>

And the corresponding php code to process it:

<?php

if($_POST["form_sub"];
{
$name = $_POST["Name"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$forum_name = $_POST["forum_name"];
$forum_url = $_POST["forum_url"];
$package = $_POST["package"];
$other = $_POST["other"];

$your_email = "your email here";

$mail_body = "Name: ".$name."\nEmail: ".$email.\nForum Name: ".$forum_name."\nForum Url: ".$forum_url."\nPackage: ".$package."\nOther Comments: ".$other;
$subject = "New Message";
$header = "From: ". $Name . " <" . $email . ">\r\n";

mail($your_email, $subject, $mail_body, $header);

echo "Thank you for your message.";
}

?>

And put the php code on the same page as the html form. I think that should do it, any errors post here or message me.

 

[Mr. Duck]

how do i add the php code?

 

[Justin]

Do you have formmail on your cpanel or server? IF so, I can post the HTML that makes it work without any PHP code.

 

[Mr. Duck]

i dont think so

 

[about lee]

Make sure the file ends in .php

example: www.yourdomain.com/contact.php, When you have it open in like notepad or what ever your using click save as and add .php after the file name.

 

[Mr. Duck]

what do i call it

what-name-do-i-put-here.php

 

[death180]

it doesn't matter, whatever you want the page to be named.

 

[Mr. Duck]

so i could just call it form.php then do i have to change any of the html to make it link to that

 

[death180]

change the links on your other pages. all links that went to your html file before now will have to go to form.php

 

[Mr. Duck]

confused... do you have teamviewer - you could show me.

pm me your msn or gmail or whatever

 

[death180]

You shouldn't have to change anything in form.php

But lets say I have index.html, and I have a link that went to form.html before, I will have to change that to go to form.php now. Because it is a new file. Other than that you should be set. If you know HTML it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Mr. Duck]

i have packages.html but the form is built into that page

 

[iGame]

Hey Bob, I suggest using this: http://www.emailmeform.com/

No PHP coding is required.

 

[Mr. Duck]

id rather not, it leaves links back and redirects to them before my site