Topic: Make a Form Work in HTML

Offline ThaFleastyler

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Hey guys,

Wondering if someone could help me - I've just found out that our web hosting plan at work doesn't actually support CGI or PHP.

Can anyone tell me a way to set a form to send results to an email and point to a "thank you" page, using only HTML? The form is pretty simple - just textboxes and 1 drop-down box.

Thanks in advance,

Chris
aka ThaFleastyler

Posted: September 15, 2009, 03:40:57 pm

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Reply #1 Posted: September 15, 2009, 03:43:27 pm
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Thats a good idea - but I really need it to just send the form off without making people send it via their email.

Reply #2 Posted: September 15, 2009, 03:49:34 pm

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Quote from: ThaFleastyler;984729
Thats a good idea - but I really need it to just send the form off without making people send it via their email.


Without CGI or PHP ? Might be pushing shit up hill - change the hosting plan, or is it HTML only ?

Reply #3 Posted: September 15, 2009, 03:51:29 pm
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Its HTML only.

The bastards at *a particular hosting company* talked my boss into changing to a more expensive plan that didn't support CGI - which sadly our form utilised. We had our forms directed to a handler on the server; now there is no handler available to use and our forms have stopped working.

Would it be possible to host a form handler somewhere else?
If so, where could I get a form handler that works? (I know zero CGI).

Reply #4 Posted: September 15, 2009, 03:55:16 pm

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That page just reminded me, ASP is also a no-go.

Reply #6 Posted: September 15, 2009, 03:59:03 pm

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Quote from: ThaFleastyler;984737
Its HTML only.

The bastards at *a particular hosting company* talked my boss into changing to a more expensive plan that didn't support CGI - which sadly our form utilised. We had our forms directed to a handler on the server; now there is no handler available to use and our forms have stopped working.

Would it be possible to host a form handler somewhere else?
If so, where could I get a form handler that works? (I know zero CGI).


"Free CGI scripts exist for handling forms; some are even remotely hosted for authors whose providers refuse to allow CGI scripts to be run locally."

http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Remotely_Hosted/Form_Processing/

Reply #7 Posted: September 15, 2009, 04:04:23 pm
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.html won't do it alone :/

What sort of hosting plan doesn't have .php... Pfft

Reply #8 Posted: September 15, 2009, 04:09:38 pm

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.html won't do it alone :/

What sort of hosting plan doesn't have .php... Pfft

If this thread hadnt had been started by ThaFleastyler I would not believe such a thing was possible.

Imagine if they tried that these days? They'd be tarred and feathered.

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Stop necro ing threads.

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