If your web site is hosted on the new linuxweb, please see the linuxweb FAQ: http://kb.onecommunications.net/index.php?article=252.See
formmail.cgi for complete details.
Here is a "bare bones" web form example that uses formmail, and will help you see the overall form and flow of information. To keep this simple, it has just one text input, plus the "Submit" and "Reset" buttons. The html looks like this (assumes you have placed a copy of formmail in the cgi-bin folder of your website, yourdomain.com):
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Us Form - Example </title>
<body>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi">
<input type=hidden name="recipient" value="SomeOne@SomeWhere.net">
Name: <input name="name" type="text">
<p>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
<input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset">
</p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
(The 'title' and 'form name' are arbitrary. The email address is where you want the information sent.)
This code, when viewed in a browser, looks like this:
If "Bartholomew" is typed into the text input box and the Submit button is clicked, an email containing the information is sent to SomeOne@SomeWhere.net, as defined in the hidden recipient field. The email looks like this:
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
() on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 14:35:54
------------------------------------------------------------------
name: Bartholomew
Submit: Submit
------------------------------------------------------------------
The browser returns a default page that looks like this:
Additional hidden fields may be included to customize formmail for your specific application. For a complete list of options, see
formmail.cgi.
