another form question

[steven]

Hey, I plan on having a form on my website, but I'm not quite sure about parts of it. In the past, I've simply used the mailto form just because it's easier. But now I've had some users saying that it doesn't quite work or that it confuses them, so I would like to try and set it up without the mailto tag.
I was hoping someone could help me out seeing as how I've never really set up a basic form before. :(
Basically what I wanted to know is that when you put the method=POST, where exactly is the form sent. I understand that CGI is involved, but that's about it.
Maybe if you could link me to a tutorial or something, that'd be great. Sorry, I guess this is a dumb question, but it's better I learn this late than not at all.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[pyro]

The method is just the method used to submit the form, either GET or POST. The action is where the form is sent. If your server supports PHP, you may want to take a look at http://www.webdevfaqs.com/php.php#mailer

[steven]

I don't think my host supports PHP. This is what i found on their website:

This is designed to host a small personal or imformational web site. There are no CGI, Frontpage or other advanced features (although we provide a built in form to email script so you can have forms mailed back to you).

So I'm not sure. I have a CGI-bin that I use for my GreyMatter news thing, so I'm not sure about the CGI part. I don't think it supports PHP though.

[pyro]

Sounds like you'll have to use the one they have pre-installed, then...