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Posted by Matt Bell
Matt Bell
186 Points

How to make a simple button send me an email

Hey everyone...

So I'm a little stuck...

I'm coding a website and I have an area where users can sign up to a newsletter... I have a button for the submit but I cant work out how i would get it so that once you click submit, I get an email that says what is displayed in the input field

I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone can help me out! Also does the website need to be on a server for the submit button to proper work? So like if i launched the website from file explorer and its like a preview in my browser will it still send an email ? or does it need to be on the web for it too work? Yeah i'm a little confused hahah

thanks matt

2 Answers

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Matt,

Sounds like you need a little PHP script to grab the form data and, answering you other question a little, use the server to send you an email.

Before I used WordPress or had a clue about PHP this article on How to create a Contact Form really saved my life.

Hope this helps! Craig

Matt Bell
Matt Bell
186 Points
Matt Bell
Matt Bell
186 Points

Craig your the best! Thanks so much, this looks very helpful!!