not seeing form data

[brownie]

My form works as i have tested it with a straightforward mailto: submission - data and all elements received.

However, i need to use a php script to send form data to myself by email as many of the people i want to be able to complete the form don't have email packages configured inorder to stay with teh mailto: option above.

Currently, my submit button 1) sends me an email 2) opens a responce pge thanking the user for their time etc... However, the data included in the email is only that what i have typed into the responce page. Therefore my problem lies in seeing and collecting the data from the form and sending it to the responce page/email.

What exactly do i need to do. I've only had 1 days experience dealing with php. Not used it before!

All help really appreciated.

Thanks

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[russellr]

Hi,

Currently, my submit button 1) sends me an email 2) opens a responce pge thanking the user for their time etc... However, the data included in the email is only that what i have typed into the responce page. Therefore my problem lies in seeing and collecting the data from the form and sending it to the responce page/email.

I'm not sure I understand what you're currently getting in the email and what you're not getting.* What I'm particularly confused about is how any data on the response page would get into the email.

Could you clarify?

Have you used the sample form (that you*download from our download forums)*to start with?* Does it send the information you're expecting?

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[brownie]

i couldn't get it to work - i muct be doing something stupid wrong.

I'll try again - but could explain in black and hite for me exactly what im to do - sorry to be a pain

thanks

angela

[russellr]

Hi Angela,

Here are the steps you need to take:

1. From our download forums, download FormMail in either text or ZIP format (whichever you prefer). [/*]
2. Upload formmail.php to your web server.* Put it in the top directory of your web server (usually*the directory called*public_html). [/*]
3. Edit formmail.php and read the instructions at the top.* If you're new to PHP then don't read the Quick Start section, read the longer version a little way down. [/*]
4. From our download forums, download the sample form. [/*]
5. Upload the sample form to your web server and put it in the top directory too. [/*]
6. Edit the sample form and follow the simple steps described in it.

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At this point you should be able to open the form and submit details which will get emailed to you.

If the above is too daunting for you, we'd be happy to help by doing it for you.* However, we do charge a fee for this service - to discuss further, please contact us by email.* You can find our contact details here: http://www.tectite.com/contacts.php.

[brownie]

Thanks very much - not sure what i did wrong the first time i tried to use this form, but second time round i started from scratch and everything worked ok - very greatful!

[brownie]

hi again,

i now have your sample html form working with your formmail.php script.

Thank you page is being created upon successful completion of the sample form and the data is being emailed to me.

How do i reduplicate this effect now in a form that i have called questionnaire.htm?

I have used radio buttons, check boxes, 1 line and multiple line text boxes and drop down menus. Its for a survey im doing for a uni project so is quite long.

How do i get all my data entry fields information to be included into the email that is being sent to me?

sorry to be such a pain! - i'm learning lots though!

thanks

Angela

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[russellr]

Hi Anglea,

That's great....the rest is pretty easy.

Just create the survey form the way you want it, usign the working sample form as a base.* Add the extra fields you want (including radio's etc.).* Give each field you create a "name" attribute with a unique name.

You'll need to check the HTML document to figure out how to do this with radio buttons (hint: all the buttons in a group need the same "name" attribute).

Each time you add a field, formmail automatically sends it to you in the email.

If you want a field to be mandatory, add the field name to the "required" list (that hidden field); this means that FormMail will check that the field has been given a value - you may need this because you can't rely on JavaScript being enabled in someone's browser.

I recommend you start with adding one new field, and then test.* Once you see how it works, you'll be on your way.