Form-to-Mail Processing Script Tutorial

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This page describes how to create the HTML code for form-to-mail processing using the script located at http://www.cix.co.uk/cgi-bin/formmailplus.pl. This is an enhanced replacement for the old formmail scripts.

HTML Forms Processing

The formmail script can be used as a universal WWW form -> Email gateway.

Sample HTML is located near the bottom of this page.

A Sample Form is located at the bottom of this page.

Field Definitions

Required Fields

recipient email address

<input type=hidden name="recipient" value="your@email.address">

Optional Fields

subject line of the message

<input type=text name="subject">

email address of the sender

<input type=text name="email">

realname of the sender

<input type=text name="realname">

redirect address for successfully submitted forms

<input type=hidden name="redirect" value="http://www.cix.co.uk/tutorials/formmailplus.passed.html">

required to be filled fields go in here

<input type=hidden name="required" value="email,subject">

missing_fields_redirect address for submitted forms with missing data

<input type=hidden name="missing_fields_redirect" value="http://go.here.if.some.fields.are.blank/file.html">

env_report specifies any of these three env's to include in the email

<input type=hidden name="env_report" value="REMOTE_HOST, REMOTE_ADDR, HTTP_USER_AGENT">

print_blank_fields in the email message

<input type=hidden name="print_blank_fields" value="1">

Sample HTML

<html><head><title>Sample formmail page</title></head>
<body><h1>Sample formmail page</h1>

<strong>Subject of your email</strong><br>
<input type=text name="subject">

<strong>Your email address</strong><br>
<input type=text name="email">

<H2>Feedback data</H2>

Are you male
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="mailorfemale" VALUE="Male">
or female
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="mailorfemale" VALUE="Female">
click here
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="mailorfemale" VALUE="Erm?" CHECKED>
if you dont know.
<P>

Please enter any other comments here.<br>
<TEXTAREA NAME="Comments" ROWS=10 COLS=50></TEXTAREA><P>

</body></html>