Creating a form without a autoresponder

Peter Thompson · 08-29-2008, 01:05 AM

I am hoping someone can help me. I use dreamweaver 8 and host with hostgator on a baby croc plan. I want to capture visitors names and emails using a form. I do not wish to use a autoresponder for this. How do I go about creating this form and making it so when they click on the submit button and the details are sent to me. I have attempted to research whether the hosting at hostgator will allow me to do this but are having trouble establishing how. A while back I did some tutorials about this but with an abundance of other knowledge I seem to have lost it.

Some easy to understand help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in Advance

Peter Thompson

Billy Deakin · 08-29-2008, 01:33 AM

Hi Peter

You actually need 2 things - the form, and a script to process it.

For the form, click on the Forms menu tab in Dreamweaver, start by adding a Form (icon is a red dashed square). Then inside the form you can add form elements (text fields, text boxes, checkboxes etc.) Make sure you include a submit button.

Now go to code view and at the beginning of the form code you'll see something like this:

<form name="form1" method="post" action="">

You need to add the URL of your processing script to the action variable so:

action ="http://scriptgoeshere"

The script will then process the form and email the results to you. Hostgator may well offer a script for you to use, in which case you will probably have to specify specific names for your fields.

Since I assume you don't have any knowledge of PHP or CGI scripting, I would receommend instead using a free service like the one at thesitewizard.com

You won't have to do any of the above since they create the form code AND host the script for you, all free, you just select what fields you want, what email address to send the results to and copy and paste the code into your page.

Hope that helps

Bill

Dialady · 03-24-2010, 10:51 PM

Coffeecup dot com software has a great form creator product. It's very simple to include in your website and doesn't require a bunch of knowledge of the HTML to make it work. I also like to use it on my website b/c it isn't easy to spam (which is a problem with the classic HTML forms).

Give it a try

Theresa 8-)

happy_benjie · 03-25-2010, 12:08 AM

use a free form generator ... try formgenics . com

08-29-2008, 01:05 AM	#1
Peter Thompson HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , , Australia. Posts: 156 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Creating a form without a autoresponder I am hoping someone can help me. I use dreamweaver 8 and host with hostgator on a baby croc plan. I want to capture visitors names and emails using a form. I do not wish to use a autoresponder for this. How do I go about creating this form and making it so when they click on the submit button and the details are sent to me. I have attempted to research whether the hosting at hostgator will allow me to do this but are having trouble establishing how. A while back I did some tutorials about this but with an abundance of other knowledge I seem to have lost it. Some easy to understand help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in Advance Peter Thompson
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08-29-2008, 01:33 AM	#2
Billy Deakin Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Creating a form without a autoresponder Hi Peter You actually need 2 things - the form, and a script to process it. For the form, click on the Forms menu tab in Dreamweaver, start by adding a Form (icon is a red dashed square). Then inside the form you can add form elements (text fields, text boxes, checkboxes etc.) Make sure you include a submit button. Now go to code view and at the beginning of the form code you'll see something like this: <form name="form1" method="post" action=""> You need to add the URL of your processing script to the action variable so: action ="http://scriptgoeshere" The script will then process the form and email the results to you. Hostgator may well offer a script for you to use, in which case you will probably have to specify specific names for your fields. Since I assume you don't have any knowledge of PHP or CGI scripting, I would receommend instead using a free service like the one at thesitewizard.com You won't have to do any of the above since they create the form code AND host the script for you, all free, you just select what fields you want, what email address to send the results to and copy and paste the code into your page. Hope that helps Bill
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03-24-2010, 10:51 PM	#3
Dialady Dialady War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny SE Virginia, USA Posts: 104 Thanks: 9 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts Social Networking	Re: Creating a form without a autoresponder Coffeecup dot com software has a great form creator product. It's very simple to include in your website and doesn't require a bunch of knowledge of the HTML to make it work. I also like to use it on my website b/c it isn't easy to spam (which is a problem with the classic HTML forms). Give it a try Theresa 8-)

03-25-2010, 12:08 AM	#4
happy_benjie Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 40 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Creating a form without a autoresponder use a free form generator ... try formgenics . com
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