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This page documents the TEMPLATEDIR configuration setting in FormMail.

TEMPLATEDIR is an OPTIONAL setting, which means...

OPTIONAL

you can change this setting if you need to, but the default value is fine for most circumstances.

Sets the directory/folder for template files.

Set TEMPLATEDIR to the directory/folder on your server where template files are stored.

If you want to specify "good_template", "bad_template", "HTMLTemplate" or "PlainTemplate" in your forms, the templates must be found in the directory/folder you specify with this configuration setting (or the alternative setting TEMPLATEURL). This is a necessary step to prevent security problems. For example, without this measure, an attacker might be able to gain access to any file on your server.

We recommend you set aside a particular directory on your server for all your templates.

NOTE: on Windows servers, use '/' instead of '\' or double the '\', like this:

or

Note that the actual template file path name is created by appending a '/' and the file name you provide in the form (with good_template, bad_template, HTMLTemplate, or PlainTemplate) to the TEMPLATEDIR setting. But, for security reasons, any path components preceding the file name are stripped. For example, with

the good_template value is stripped down to:

before being appended to TEMPLATEDIR.

$TEMPLATEDIR = "";

$TEMPLATEDIR = "/home/mysite/public_html/templates";

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