View Full Version : Email form wont work


Superstar
01-17-2005, 07:51 PM
for some reason I cant get my email form to work http://blossompuppies.com/me/contactme.html. I followed all the directions on lissa's email form page http://www.lissaexplains.com/html4.shtml
but I could've done something wrong.

this is the part I'm mostly confused about

<form method="post" enctype="text/plain" action='mailto:your email address'>
<input type="hidden" name="To" value="your subject for email">

I want to put a page saying "thank you for your messege. I will get back to you asap" but I dont know where to put it. I've tried putting it on the "value" part but when i do and click send the Mozilla mail thing pops up all of a sudden and when i put it on "action" i get a messege saying
"Not Found
The requested URL /Thanks.html''> <input type= was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. "

I dont know what to do anymore :help: .

kittycat
01-17-2005, 09:16 PM
That code isn't the best to use, since the mailto doesn't work properly in some browsers... You're better off using an email script, either a remotely hosted one like at bravenet.com or if you have PHP/CGI you can use a script on your own site.

Superstar
01-17-2005, 09:27 PM
where can I find a php/cgi script?

kittycat
01-17-2005, 09:29 PM
There's a PHP one here (http://regretless.com/scripts/) that's pretty easy to setup/use, you could probably find some others at hotscripts.com

Superstar
01-17-2005, 09:40 PM
coolie, thanks! :)