PHP in iWeb

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PHP in iWeb

So I don't know if this is possible but can I use php in iWeb?

I am trying to create a form where a client can log onto the website enter their email address in the form and send it to my email address so I can add them to my email blast list. I want the form to automatically send me the email address when they hit the submit button.

When I do it in .html code, hitting the submit button opens an external email application, which I don't want!

Let me know if anyone has a plan for me to use php to make this code work the way I would like it to.

Thanks in advance!!!

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Oct 8, 2009 7:03 AM

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Answer 1

Alancito

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Oct 8, 2009 7:14 AM in response to calcio4io

Welcome to the discussions. If you publish to MobileMe you cannot use PHP. But these free forms can be used easily in iWeb's +HTML Snippet+ window wherever you publish:

http://wufoo.com/gallery/templates/forms/mailing-list/

http://wufoo.com/gallery/templates/forms/contact-form/

And there are more suggestions here:

http://web.me.com/toad.hall/Demo1/AddForm.html

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calcio4io Author

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Oct 8, 2009 7:26 AM in response to Alancito

I am not using MobileMe...I'd like to stay away from things like wufoo if possible...

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calcio4io Author

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Oct 8, 2009 7:44 AM in response to calcio4io

I used the code:

<FORM ACTION="mailto:MYEMAILADDRESSHERE?subject=NEW EAMIL ADDRESS" ENCTYPE="text/plain" method="post">

E-mail<input type="text" size="35" maxlength="35" name="UserEmail">

Fax (Optional)<input type="text" size="20" maxlength="20" name="UserFAX">

<input type="submit" value="Submit">

<input type="reset" value="Clear Form">

</form>

and it opens an external email application..I am assuming that is because I have it coded in .html...If any one has a way for php code to work in iWeb, please fill me in!! thanks.

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Answer 4

Oct 8, 2009 9:54 AM in response to calcio4io

http://iWebFAQ.com/InsertAForm.html

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ThierryR

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Oct 8, 2009 10:04 AM in response to calcio4io

What about Google Docs? I use it and here is the form I created with this tool: http://www.wesdotphotography.com/Contact.html

+Disclaimer: I may receive compensation through Google Ads when you visit my site+

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Ethmoid

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Oct 9, 2009 1:30 AM in response to calcio4io

If you are not using MobileMe as a host, rather an external host, then most have something called FormMail that you can upload directly onto the server.

Using FormMail, you will ultimately receive an e-mail, but an e-mail client will not open when the form is completed and submitted. When you submit the form, you are taken to a special page telling you the info that has been submitted and with a link back to the main site.

You can use this, or you could set up a data base, but using FormMail allows you to hand code the form yourself so that you get the look that you want with control over the look of the FormMail page too. The e-mail will then be sent, but the e-mail client does not open at the time of submission.

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