the "submit button"

castlebuerns · 08-28-2008, 03:21 PM

Hi,
I am creating a webpage for my client and I am trying to have the "submit" button go to email without the customer knowing. Currently, in the test mode, my outlook opens up for a new email. how do I, in html, have the submit button go to email?

Thanks,
Castlebuns

**jamiemac2005** · 08-28-2008, 06:15 PM

Hey, you can't do that entirely in a client side language... You need something server-side (e.g. PHP/ASP)... Theres tutorials on this(PHP based) here: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_ref_mail.asp

Of course if you don't know PHP you'd need to learn it, theres an amazing range of tutorials here: www.w3schools.com

Cheers,
Jamey

Slapshot · 08-31-2008, 07:45 PM

$to = $_POST['email'];
$sub = $_POST['sub'];
$msg = 'blah blah blah';

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'submit') {
mail($to,$sub,$msg) or die('errored');
}

clean the vars

08-28-2008, 03:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
castlebuerns Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista	the "submit button" Hi, I am creating a webpage for my client and I am trying to have the "submit" button go to email without the customer knowing. Currently, in the test mode, my outlook opens up for a new email. how do I, in html, have the submit button go to email? Thanks, Castlebuns

08-28-2008, 06:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 1,090 OS: Win Vista Home Premium & Ubuntu Hardy(8.04)	Re: the "submit button" Hey, you can't do that entirely in a client side language... You need something server-side (e.g. PHP/ASP)... Theres tutorials on this(PHP based) here: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_ref_mail.asp Of course if you don't know PHP you'd need to learn it, theres an amazing range of tutorials here: www.w3schools.com Cheers, Jamey __________________ Help fight cancer. < I just started =]

08-31-2008, 07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Slapshot Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 269 OS: Vista	Re: the "submit button" $to = $_POST['email']; $sub = $_POST['sub']; $msg = 'blah blah blah'; if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'submit') { mail($to,$sub,$msg) or die('errored'); } clean the vars