How can I create a Contact form without PHP?

[Lucian Haralamb]

I want to create a Contact page on my website with the following form boxes:
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Name
e-mail address
Comments

Submit (button)
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I want the customers to send me the comments via email but without prompting for the the local mail client ("mailto:"). Is there a way to write all this in html/css? without applying php? The submit button will send the message right from the browser.

If not, can you help me with the php engine? maybe some advice on how to embed the php code to my ordinary html/css site.

Thank you very much in advance :)

[drhowarddrfine]

I don't even know PHP. PHP does nothing but set up the HTML for the form using form and input elements. Do you know enough HTML to do that?

[Markus Igeland]

As far as I know this is not possible. But, if you use this HTML and PHP, it'll be possible:

Your HTML-file (contact.html)

<form action="mail.php" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br>
E-mai: <input type="text" name="email"><br>
Comment: <br>
<textarea name="comment" cols=50 rows=10></textarea>
</form>
 

Your PHP-file (mail.php):

<?php
function isEmail($email){
if(preg_match("/^(\w+((-\w+)|(\w.\w+))*)\@(\w+((\.|-)\w+)*\.\w+$)/",$email)){
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
}
 
if( isEmail($_POST['email']) ) {
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$comment = $_POST['comment'] . "\r\n\r\n-- \r\n$name";
$datetime = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
$your_email = 'FILL IN YOUR EMAIL';
$subject = 'Comment from HTML-form: ' . substr($comment, 0, 15) . '...';
}
if( mail ($your_email, $subject, $comment, "From: $email")){
header("Location: contact.html"); //Here, you can replace contact.html with another page that will say "Thank you for your feedback or something like that.
}
else {
echo "Something messed up! I'm sorry! =( <br> Here are the data you sent to this page. Send it to me in an email at $your_email, and I'll answer you. =)<br><br>Name: $name<br>E-mail: $email<br>Comment:<br>$comment";
}
?>
 

Tell me if the code [edit]doesn't work[/edit], mate.

[drhowarddrfine]

The only part that needs PHP is handling it on the server side. No language is needed to collect and send the data.

[Markus Igeland]

@drhowarddrfine
Was that post directed to me, or to OP?

[JKing]

I would suggest at the very least validating the email address. Otherwise a user could throw in several email addresses and use your form to spam people.

[Markus Igeland]

JKing: That's true. I should have included it, but I forgot.

I'll edit my post and add a function to check that the email is valid. [done]