Is cgi the scripting code used for web forms? 4

[DrySnot]

Yea I know but you got to learn sometime.

I just created a form on my web page. The kind where the user can type in there name, email, comment, and so on then click submit.

I am trying to learn what kind of script or code I need to learn to make the form talk to my host or how ever it works.

My end result i'm trying to make happen is when they click submit I get a text message/email on my cell phone.

I just want to set it up in a way that spam bots can't get my cell number or email address.



Is it CGI-Bin Script that I need to learn or Java?

Thanks for the kick in the right direction.

 

[Kirsle]

Perl and PHP are the most popular CGI languages.

The forms themselves are just regular HTML code, and when you submit them your browser just makes a regular request to the form's target and sends the data you filled in along with the request, so any server-side program could respond to that request (i.e. you can even compile a C++ program and use it as CGI).

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[KevinADC]

CGI is actually a protocol, like HTTP, FTP, etc, it's not a scripting language. You can write CGI scripts in any number of programming languages. Perl is realtively easy to learn, and more than likely there is already a module written that does what you are attempting: send form data to a cell phone. The place to start is see what scripting languages your server supports. Perl and PHP are almost universal.

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[DrySnot]

Thank you very much for the help. My host had both and i'v got what I need to get it working.

Thank you again for the advice.