9 replies to this topic

[mbridges]

I'm making a suggestions text box, and I want to get the text that the user types to forward to my email after pressing submit. Sorry, I'm new at this but thanks for your help in advance!

<form action="">

<font size="4">Suggestions:

<br><textarea name="comments" cols="50" rows="10">

</textarea><br>

<input type="submit" value="Submit" />

</form>

[Alexander]

Hi,

You will most likely need a server side script such as PHP to handle the data and send it.

Can your server run PHP?

[mbridges]

Well I'm not sure yet, I'm just creating this in notepad right now. Should I use something else instead?

[wim DC]

Won't a <a href="mailto:whatever@dontcare.com"> be enough?

[mbridges]

Thats just trying to link me to "whatever@dontcare.com"

[Roger]

mbridges said:

Thats just trying to link me to "whatever@dontcare.com"

<a href="mailto:whatever@dontcare.com">

This will actually open the user's desktop mail client for sending email. That way, they can compose an email to you directly.

[wim DC]

You can also set the body by doing

<a href="mailto:whatever@dontcare.com?body=Hi, you just received an email!">

And also the subject etc..
MailTo Syntax

That gives the user the option to still edit the email before sending but, as nullw0rm said. You'll need some serverside code to perform automatic emailing.

[mbridges]

Oh okay! Thanks for the help!

[Alexander]

Hi, just in case you wish to ensure compatibility with a PHP page, you can set it up as so:
suggestion.html:

<form method="post" action="suggestion.php">
<font size="4">Suggestions:<br>
<textarea name="comments" cols="50" rows="10">
</textarea><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

suggestion.php:

<?php
/* This will be your personal email */
$to = "john@someprovider.com";

if(isset($_POST['comments'])) {
    /* This is the static email subject to show where it is from */
    $subject = "This is from your suggestion box";
    /* This loads the contents of the written form */
    $body = $_POST['comments'];
    if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
        /* If email can be sent: */
        echo "<p>Message successfully sent!, please go back to our <a href='./'>index</a></p>";
    } else {
       /* If an error while sending: */
        echo "<p>Message delivery failed...</p>";
    }
}
?>

This method does not disclose your personal email like other methods if that is worth meaning to you.

[mbridges]

Thanks Nullw0rm! That was a big help!