I am currently on cogeco which does not have any type of form handler. (no formmail, php, cgi-bin etc.) The only way i can seem to handle a form is with the mailto: command which opens up the default email client. I would like to be able to handle the forms, similar to what formmail does. I want to continue to host using cogeco but am having this problem with the forms. Anybody have any ideas with straight html code or anything i can use to have it mail forms directly without going through an emial client? Thanks in advance for the help.
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Form Handlers......
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It isn't possible to do form processing without some kind of server side processing such as Perl, PHP, ASP, ColdFusion I'm afraid. Are you sure you don't have the ability to run CGI scripts? Just because the host doesn't have one installed doesn't necessarily mean that you can't install one yourself.
If you really cannot use any of these technologies your options are:
1. Just accept you need to do it via the visitors Mail client
2. Upgrade your hosting plan to one that supports a server side technology
3. Change hosts
4. Use Gogle to look for some online form processing service that you can send the form data to via the POST request when the user clicks Submit.
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Earl & Thompson Marketing - Marketing Agency Services in Gloucestershire
If you really cannot use any of these technologies your options are:
1. Just accept you need to do it via the visitors Mail client
2. Upgrade your hosting plan to one that supports a server side technology
3. Change hosts
4. Use Gogle to look for some online form processing service that you can send the form data to via the POST request when the user clicks Submit.
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Earl & Thompson Marketing - Marketing Agency Services in Gloucestershire
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No, the directory the scripts run from (or the script itself) needs to have execute permissions.
Where to find one? Again, try Google. It's a suprisingly rich resource for finding stuff like scripts.
Best bet in this situation would be to talk to your hosting company.
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Earl & Thompson Marketing - Marketing Agency Services in Gloucestershire
Where to find one? Again, try Google. It's a suprisingly rich resource for finding stuff like scripts.
Best bet in this situation would be to talk to your hosting company.
<honk>*:O)</honk>
Earl & Thompson Marketing - Marketing Agency Services in Gloucestershire
Dirtrocker
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gmann,
If I understand this right, you are using your cable Internet Provider's provided space?
If so, then you may want to look into some fairly inexpensive web hosting that has cgi-bin and/or php capabilites.
Personally, I don't care for formmailers.
There are a ton of other options avaialable.
If I understand this right, you are using your cable Internet Provider's provided space?
If so, then you may want to look into some fairly inexpensive web hosting that has cgi-bin and/or php capabilites.
Personally, I don't care for formmailers.
There are a ton of other options avaialable.
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