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Shams Nelson
Shams Nelson
2,888 Points
Posted by Shams Nelson
Shams Nelson
2,888 Points

<form> actions?

Hey!

So I'm creating a form where I have a couple text fields and I'd like the information sent to me somehow (without paying a service preferably). I was going to use the action="mailto:______", but that seems to simply ope up the default email application.

Is there a form action that will simply send the information to an email address or database as soon as they click the submit button?

Also, how can I program the submit button to redirect to a specific url?

Thanks!

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

This is one solution PHP 5 mail() Function.

3 Answers

Keith Kelly
Keith Kelly
21,326 Points
Keith Kelly
Keith Kelly
21,326 Points

You will need to use PHP for those actions. There is a section called "Adding a Contact Form" in the Build a Simple PHP Application lesson that can help with what you are looking for.

Eric Ellenbrook
Eric Ellenbrook
9,006 Points
Eric Ellenbrook
Eric Ellenbrook
9,006 Points

You would have to use a back end language like PHP or something similar. HTML cannot perform this action alone.

Shams Nelson
Shams Nelson
2,888 Points
Shams Nelson
Shams Nelson
2,888 Points

Awesome thanks, I'll check that section out