I am learning HTML from w3schools HTML Tutorial - The Best in Class Tutorial
I come across one HTML form example which sends an email.
Please note that currently neither do I nor w3schools is going for server side input processing, so you also don't think about server side processing while considering my question.
Below is the code of HTML example :
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Send e-mail to someone#example.com:</h2>
<form action="mailto:someone#example.com" method="post" enctype="text/plain">
Name:<br>
<input type="text" name="name"><br>
E-mail:<br>
<input type="text" name="mail"><br>
Comment:<br>
<input type="text" name="comment" size="50"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Send">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</form>
</body>
</html>
Normally I see a .php or .asp filename in action attribute of a form but in above example it's mailto:someone#example.com.
I want to know what is it and why they have not used a .php or .asp file-name as they normally do?
Please someone explain me.
Thank You.
You are basically giving the users browser the job of handling the mailto request. The browser usually starts the users mail client and fills in the fields according to the input of your form.
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I have always wondered if this is possible in R.
On many websites, there is usually an interactive form which allows the user to send an e-mail to the owner of the website for feedback, comments, questions and suggestions:
Is it possible to create such a form within a Rmarkdown/Flexdashboard document?
I found links online that shows something similar :
https://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_form_mail
How to send email from HTML Form
For example - I copy and paste this code in the Rmarkdown document:
<html>
<body>
<h2> Questions? Send an e-mail! </h2>
<form action="mailto:antonoyaro_9999999999999#hotmail.com" method="post" enctype="text/plain">
Name:<br>
<input type="text" name="name"><br>
E-mail:<br>
<input type="text" name="mail"><br>
Comment:<br>
<input type="text" name="comment" size="50"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Send">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</form>
</body>
</html>
I think this partially worked - but is there a better way to do this?
Thanks!
So my site is almost done but I'm stuck on the part of sending an email.
Everything works, when I fill in the fields. But it always gets saved as a draft so I don't receive the email.
Here is my html code:
This code is copied from a site.
<form action="mailto:myemailadress#gmail.com" method="post" enctype="text/plain">
Name:<br>
<input type="text" name="name"><br>
E-mail:<br>
<input type="text" name="mail"><br>
Comment:<br>
<input type="text" name="comment" size="50"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Send">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</form>
action="mailto:myemailadress#gmail.com" <-- This is not correct.
You'll have to point your post submission to a handler php file that will process the form request and submit the email.
Now, some host providers do have a php mailer to make us things easier, e.g godaddy https://www.godaddy.com/es/help/using-our-php-form-mailers-on-web-and-classic-hosting-8376 .
An example of php mail handler for forms can be found here http://www.freecontactform.com/email_form.php . It has some validation code too.
There is a possibility that you're using a server that doesn't support PHP but ASP, .NET, Node.js or some other, in that case i can't help you because i'm not familiar to none of them :)
I am using a form id= contact-form with a form loader. I have tried getting my email to submit with form action and html href however nothing has working this is what I am currently trying to get to work. any suggestions?
<form method="post" action="mailto:m_galvin1005#email.campbell.edu" >
<input type="submit" value="Send Email" />
</form>
I placed this form method inside of a form id. Not sure if thats where I am getting held up at
Unfortunately, browsers don't actually know how to send emails. The web browser only really knows how to render HTML, JS and CSS code into a visual experience.
PHP is a language that runs server-side, which you can use to tell a web server to send an email to whatever address you input.
Here's a good article on PHP Emailing: https://css-tricks.com/snippets/php/send-email/
It is important to note that this code REQUIRES a web-space or server to compile.
It will be a very basic email form, having said this I think you are missingpost argument in your form tag. The following should work
<form action="mailto:m_galvin1005#email.campbell.edu" method="post" enctype="text/plain" >
Name:<input type="text" name="Name">
Email:<input type="text" name="Email">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
I want to use the service provided at http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx with a custom form in my own site. I've written the following code:
<html>
<body>
<FORM action="http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx" method="post">
<INPUT type="text" name="u" value="http://justinsomnia.org/images/qr-code-justinsomnia.png">
<INPUT type="submit" value="Send">
</FORM>
</body>
</html>
When I submit the form, I'd expect to see the results page with a "Decode Succeeded" message. Instead, I see the original remote form I'm trying to duplicate.
Can you spot what's wrong with my custom form?
<html>
<body>
<FORM action="http://zxing.org/w/decode" method="get">
<INPUT type="text" name="u" value="http://justinsomnia.org/images/qr-code-justinsomnia.png">
<INPUT type="submit" value="Send">
</FORM>
</body>
</html>
You should use get instead of the post method. You are posting to the wrong URL, post to http://zxing.org/w/decode. I checked it, it's working now.
I want visitors to my website to be able to search for airport lounges offered by a company called Priority Pass. I have created the following form:
<form action="http://prioritypass.com/lounges/lounge-print.cfm" method="post">
<input type="text" id="print_airport_code" name="print_airport_code" value="MAN" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
Which mirrors the form they have on their own mobile search site (here). But when I submit my form it doesnt seem like the parameters are being posted properly.
Any help would be great. Thanks.
The form on their website doesnt appear to contain any fields which I have missed?
You're pointing to the wrong URL; POSTing to /lounges/lounge-print.cfm is producing an HTTP redirect header, which is corrupting your output.
Additionally, the name of your input field is incorrect. Using someone else's form results often requires you to maintain all field names consistently as they appear on the remote site.
Change the form to:
<form action="http://www.prioritypass.com/mobile/lounges.cfm" method="post">
<input id="Airport_Code" name="Airport_Code" type="text" size="10" value="MAN" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>