How do you make contact forms?

I've done everything in the web design field except contact forms , does anyone have a tutorial link on how to make contact forms using cgi script or javascript/SMTP? I have come across form generators but I need the cgi script or ajax.

 

Hi dude, try this generator http://www.tele-pro.co.uk/scripts/contact_form/

That may help. It's much easier to make them using PHP!

Scott

 

Hi, I think that PHP is great for forms. Once you've submitted your form you collect all the information using something like this:

$_POST['field_name']

For example if you have just one text field just called yourname, you can use it by something like this:

$name = $_POST['yourname'];
echo 'Hello, ' . $_POST['yourname'];

 

http://www.phpform.org/

There you go!

 

Isn't it as simple as creating a forum using the forum layout options in HTML then ading the relevant cgi script, maybe one from http://www.scriptarchive.com/formmail.html

 

here is the exact one that i use and it works fine.. it's PHP though...
http://www.kirupa.com/web/form_mailer.htm

hopefully that helps..

 

A lot depends on what scripts you can run on your server. I have an NT server, so I cannot run PHP, so I use vbScript (ASP). I can give you my script, if you have a Microsoft server...otherwise, sorry I can't help.

P.S. Where did you generate the form?

 

heres the php code I'm using

<?PHP
$to = "tigersites@live.com"; 
$subject = "Information";
$headers = "From: Form1";
$forward = 0;
$location = "";

$date = date ("l, F jS, Y"); 
$time = date ("h:i A"); 


$msg = "Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on $date at $time.\n\n"; 

if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
    foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) { 
        $msg .= ucfirst ($key) ." : ". $value . "\n"; 
    }
}
else {
    foreach ($_GET as $key => $value) { 
        $msg .= ucfirst ($key) ." : ". $value . "\n"; 
    }
}

mail($to, $subject, $msg, $headers); 
if ($forward == 1) { 
    header ("Location:$location"); 
} 
else { 
    echo "Thank you, we will get back to you ASAP."; 
} 

?>

Code (markup):

Heres the test version http://websitetiger.freehostia.com/2/ . I've used live.com (hotmail) and aim.com but both don't work could that be the problem?

 

Unfortunately I don't think you can make a good script using javascript or html. The only way you could really code something to do a specific task such as using e-mail, you have to use PHP. If you search on Google you will find many scripts that allow you to make a contact form .

 

hey man use php thats the only way now to make better contact forms

 

Yeah I'm using PHP now but look at my post before this one I have the code there it just doesn't work, I'm guessing its because of the email, not sure though...