Windows Support Manual

Forms and Formmail

One of our most frequently asked questions is "how do i get a form on my web site sent back to me via e-mail?". Our Linux hosting plans have a built in formmail system, but on Windows 2000 you need to set up your own. How you do this will depend on your level of expertise and which programming language you prefer. Here are some of the methods, starting with the easiest and moving to the most difficult.

Frontpage

Microsoft Frontpage has a built in form wizard that works with the extensions on our servers and will do it all for you. This only works if you are using Frontpage to build and upload your entire web site.

Use a PHP Formmail script

PHP is installed on our NT servers. There are lots of free formmail scripts which you can download and use. Here is a link to one of them: Jacks PHP Formmail

Write your own PHP mailer into the form page itself

this is much easier than it might appear. Click Here for a brief tutorial.

Use CDONTS

This is part of the IIS web server software and is well documented in most books and websites dealing with ASP.

Use ASPEmail

ASPEmail is one of the most popular 3rd party mail components for Windows.

Click Here for an introduction to using ASPEmail

Click Here to visit the ASPEmail web site for sample code and other help.