Newbie technical question re submitting a form

[al2004]

I'm new to using forms in HTML, and have been testing one tonight. After completing the form and clicking on 'Submit', I'm prompted for my 'Microsoft Passport' username and password. Hello?! Don't know u-n and p-w. Never did know. Shouldn't the details entered into the form just be sent to the e-mail address I've specified in the HTML code (with no need for username and password)?

Could someone provide some guidance, please?
Thank you
Al

[morleymouse]

post for <form> </form> code in the next 10 mins and ill help

[al2004]

Didn't manage to respond with the code within 10 mins, as I had what for me these days is an early night. I hope you can still help. Thank you.

The code is basically as follows. I've changed the questions (ie. they're not the ones I want to actually ask on my form), the 'input names' and the e-mail address. But the syntax is unchanged.

Here's a thought : Should I remove the references to my global style-sheet (CLASS=Content) to get the form working?

<FORM method="post" action="mailto:myhotmailaddress@hotmail.com" enctype="text/plain">
<PRE>

<P CLASS=Question>
What is your favourite colour ?
</P>
<INPUT NAME="FavouriteColour" TYPE=text size=20>

<P CLASS=Question>
How did you find out about the website ?
</P>
<select name="Website_Discovery">
<option value=Option_Selection>*** Select an option ***
<option value=Advertisement>Advertisement
<option value=Excite>Another website
<option value=Referred_By_Friend_Relative_Associate>Referr ed by a friend/relative/associate
<option value=Search_Engine>Search engine
<option value=OtherSearchEngine>Other
</select>

<P CLASS=Question>
Further comments :
<textarea name="Further_Comments" rows="5" cols="70">
</textarea>
</P>

</PRE>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" value="Submit form">
<INPUT TYPE="reset" value="Clear form, and start again">
</FORM>

[morleymouse]

morning!

yup, right, the style sheet things fine, no problems there.

all your options could do with a </option> after them, just to make it more tidy.

only thing id say thats wrong is the post action, I dont know if you can post direct to email, as ive never seen it done before.

what you want is an email script, really easy to do and there ten a penny online, for free. do a google for "php mail script" or something, providing your server has php. probably even a few guides about to get you going, if not ill do you one.

[mibut]

Heres a link to a script that I use (its free)

http://www.sensationdesigns.com/prod...ezformmail.php

[al2004]

Hello again. Getting back to this after a couple of days away. Thanks for your replies. I've tried submitting some 'dummy' (ironically, 'cos that's what I feel like) data from a feedback form, but I get the message :

Error 405 Method Not Allowed
The requested method POST is not allowed for URL /FormScript.php

The code on my form starts :


<FORM method="post" action="http://www.mysite.co.uk/FormScript.php" name="FeedbackForm" enctype="text/plain">

By the way, I've tried changing the file extension from php to phtml and php3 (as suggested by someone else), but no joy.

Can anyone tell a php newbie : what's wrong with the 'post' method ? And what are the alternatives ?

Thanks

[morleymouse]

have u tried

<FORM action="http://www.mysite.co.uk/FormScript.php">
...stuff.....
</FORM>

might make a difference

[al2004]

Thanks

I've made a bit of progress, using (website address amended) :

<FORM action="http://www.acme.co.uk/FormScript.php" method="post" name="Feedback-form_Website" enctype="text/plain">


I don't think the "post" method bit was the problem before. I think I might have just saved the php file correctly or something.


The body of the e-mail appears (slightly amended) :

On 15/12/2004, feedback on the Acme website was provided
The following information was submitted :


However, I haven't yet been able to get the fields entered on the feedback form to appear in the e-mail body. How should that be coded ? Something along the following lines ? Do I have to specify the names I've allocated to each and every field, line by line? (Sorry, I must sound really thick!). Thanks


$Body="On $Date, feedback on the Acme website was provided \n".
"The following information was submitted :\n\n";

foreach ($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key=>$value){
if ($key="Submit") continue;
$Body .="$key: $value\n";
}

[al2004]

Postscript :

I forgot to say that the other thing that's still not right is the sender's e-mail address. It's appearing as <-mail_Address@hosts.co.uk>

Any ideas what's wrong there?

Thanks
Al
I feel as though I really ought to start contributing to this forum rather than asking so many questions!

[morleymouse]

for that to work your Submit button will need to have a value of "Submit"

no idea about the sender email as I dont know the script your using, and I couldnt access a copy, kept timing out (presuming your using the link mibut posted)

post the bit thwere it mentions sender addresses etc

[mibut]

It isn't the script I suggested.