how do I get form data to be posted on webpage.

[keeper66]

Hi all. I'm new at creating forms. I created a simple html website using dreamweaver 8. It's up/running, and works just fine. I want anyone who accesses my site to be able to fill out a form (name, email address, and comments) and have the data post to another html page in the order entered so others can see. I created the form, looks nice, but not sure what to do next. I read that I need a script to do this, can anyone help? I've read tons of tutorials, however, it's not clear how I do this.

-Dave

[jasonahoule]

You need to learn a server side programming language like PHP. You will also need somewhere to store your data whether this be in a database, text file, or xml file.

[keeper66]

You need to learn a server side programming language like PHP. You will also need somewhere to store your data whether this be in a database, text file, or xml file.

are there scripts already created that do this? I have php & mySql installed for testing...

-Dave

[jasonahoule]

Sure, you may be able to find something close to what you need to do but you will still need to understand PHP and SQL to modify it to work with your site.

[keeper66]

okay, thanks. I'll break out some php books and start reading...

appreciate your help,
-Dave