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Email Form Script- A Free PHP email Script that Doesn't Require You to Know Anything At All About PHP
Version 2.2.3, 01.Aug.2010
Important: If you are using the script or are considering using the script, be sure to sign up for the HEFS Bulletin. I use this email list to notify users of bug fixes and new versions. I promise not to burden you with lots of emails. Notice of pending change: Many hosts are not yet using the latest PHP (even though this change happened almost a year ago) and, for them, the current script version works just fine without any problems. For the rest, (for those at the leading edge of the curve) I have crafted a "fix" for this latest wrinkle and have tested it with several other users. I am preparing the public release of this fix. General release has been delayed due to the illness and death of my mother and the resulting loss of where I called home. I intend to release it soon. That said, my progress has been slow due to both my own medical issues and the recent death of my mother. So, if you need it more rapidly, please email me and I'll reply promptly. James S. Huggins
Huggins' Email Form Scriptis a free PHP script to process Web Forms, specifically those forms which accept information and send an email with that information. Want to see an example? Go here. It is ideal for people who don't know how to write a script, don't want to use a script that exposes their email to spambots, want more features than their current script offers or who are using FrontPage Server extensions which are going away. How Free Is it? It is completely free. No cost. Some who wish to express their thanks sometimes contribute to a cause I may be supporting then. But there is no obligation to do so. I do request a simple, small, short, "visible credit line" on the page and also an HTML credit line within the page to help others find the script, but that is the only "requirement". In other words, very free. Very, very, very free. But What If I Want Help? Some have asked for my help "installing" this on their site. So, now I offer that. For $125.00 I'll do a simple basic install on your site. Only if you want it. It is still completely free for you to do it yourself. (Why $125 you ask? I used to do it for $25.00 and it took me less than 1/2 hour. But the last three "clients" required more than 2 hours each (because of the need to coach them, teach them, debug their hosting service, in one case help the client to move hosts and generally do lots more than put up the page. So while I'm a slow learner, I do learn and I have raised my price to reflect my $60.00 billing rate.) What Do You Need to Know to Use This Script? In general, you need to know:
What Does My Web Host Need to Use this Script? To use this script, your web host must provide the ability to process PHP 5. It must support at least PHP 5.1 (released 24.Nov.2005). How Do I Find Out What Version They Support? You can visit their website and check there. You can email them and ask. You can call them and ask. (Some have a toll free number for tech support. If they don't, then call their 800 for Sales (don't tell them you are already a customer) and ask them. Or, if you prefer, just email me and I'll find out for you. Are there Hosts that Are a Problem? Yes. I document these in the script documentation. I also have an excerpt of that section of the documentation you can download by itself. See below. How easy Is the Script to Use? To use the minimal functionality of the script, you must:
That's it. Pretty simple. But What If I Want to Use All the Fancy Features? Well, that depends. Lots of the fancy features, not all, but lots, are included in the basic model forms. For example, the pre-made forms already protect you against spambots harvesting your email address. They also stop spambots from using the forms to spam you. They already check to be sure that email addresses people enter in your form are legal email addresses. In fact, many, many people use the forms with almost no changes, but you can make all the changes you want. All the other changes require just adding parameters. You don't have to add them. But you can. Again, pretty simple. Remember, you never ever need to touch the PHP code (the script itself). Summary Version Information
The Current Distribution Package To get this stuff, Right Click on the link and then choose Save As or Save Target As. If you left click you may have problems. Please download all files and keep them in an easy to find location. We recommend creating a dedicated folder for these files.
More Pages About Huggins' Email Form Script
More Pages About HEFS Bulletin
A Tutorial: Creating HTML email Forms The reference manual available for this script (see above) assumes that the user is familiar with the basics of Web Forms. For those users looking for instruction in the creation of Web Forms, particularly email Forms such as those processed by Huggins' Email Form Script, there is an ebook tutorial: Creating HTML email Forms. The tutorial is available in two ways:
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NOTICE - SITE UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE RESTRUCTURING - This particlar page has not yet changed. Some other pages have. The page and main menu are being widened; failing links are being identified/removed and the HTML is being corrected/revised to better use CSS Structures. I appreciate your patience while this effort proceeds. Completion was originally estimated for December 2011. However the lengthy illness and recent death of my mother (20.Jul.2011) has caused me to reestimate completion for Jul.2012, gods willing and the creeks don't rise. Please email me about any errors you detect or questions you may have. ■ Check out my ezine Snippets and blog My Ephemerae.
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