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Aronya1
08-06-2003, 12:21 AM
Can anybody suggest a script that is documented for CGI newbies? I've used Matt's FormMail before, but I find it really hard to wade through the docs since I'm not a programmer. Doesn't anybody write to the layman's level?
OK, so if I had looked a few threads farther down the forum, I would have found one possible answer: http://www.webdevfaqs.com/php.php#mailer (thanks, Pyro). I'm still open to other suggestions, if anyone cares to respond.
Thanks.
Jeff Mott
08-06-2003, 09:50 PM
A certain level of knowledge will always be required, even for just configuration. Matt's scripts are not even considered up to par for CGI programs. So that may be about as layman as you're going to get. Sorry if it's not much help. :(
If you have problems with my php form handler, help can be freely found in the PHP (http://forums.webdeveloper.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=16) section. I agree with Jeff, though. A certain amount of knowledge will be required to get any script working.
Aronya1
08-06-2003, 11:22 PM
Actually, pyro, your script was pretty easy to configure. I think it's the one I'll be using, so thanks.
As far as knowledge is concerned, I can generally look at a script like what we are discussing here & tell what it is supposed to do (to an extent), but changing anything substantial (or writing my own) is out of my league for the time being. But the documentation for most of these things never seems to take the user by the hand for long. Yours is an exception. Usually, the author forgets who he's writing the readme file for, apparently.
Anyway, thanks again.
Aronya1
Thanks for the feedback. It's nice to hear that the readme was easily understandable, and I'm glad the script will work out for you.