Hello guys,

I need help with something. I want to put a php form on my bussines website, but I don`t know php. Can you guys please recommend me a php script or some free form builder?
Thanks

Before you even get started with php, you need to know a few things:

Does your hosting company have php installed (some companies require a bigger package then basic to get php).?
If you do have php installed, is mail() enabled?
Do you want secure (SSL) or normal form mail?

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I'm glad this topic came up; I'm interested in getting this implemented on my site as well.

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Just an fyi, if you do have php installed, and mail() is enabled, it's relatively simple pretty much anything you find on google for 'php mailform' will work

Sadly... a large portion of the internet hosting companies disable mail() for security reasons.

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Ah, I see. For the traditional form, I used a handler back in the day called mailmyform.com. It was reliable so in case anyone runs into this and is looking for a alternative to the PHP submit, they can use that site to submit forms.

I get confused on the PHP form vs. HTML form, but I think it has to do with how the form is submitted, correct?

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Steve, the HTML form is the same but the 'action' portion of it is the .php script you call to execute and mail the results to you. So the HTML would read something like

where "email_script.php" would call the PHP mail() function that Brandon mentioned. If you would like I could send you the basic contact form I currently use on my site, from that you could probably implement whatever you wanted.

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That would be great; go ahead send it to me. Thanks a bunch for the explanation as well. It clears up my confusion.

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Aye, they all work the same, the only difference is the action in the form (and sometimes the hidden fields, like subject, etc).

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I recently installed a php form a few months back previously had formail.cgi
I never had a problem with the cgi but now the new php script I am starting to get spam , someone mentioned a secure php formail script, can someone tell me where to find it?

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Thank you for suggestions ( daca a raspuns cineva ). So far I found freedback and this free url removed php form builder which unlike freedback does not show any advertising in the free plan! ;-)