Dreamweaver - Help setting up database support in PHP page form

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Help setting up database support in PHP page form

stander

2005-03-16, 6:30 pm

Hi. I need some help. I have a client which requires me to make him a basic
form on his website where people must submit data, click on the submit button
and from there it must save it to database or better if possible forward the
information directly to his e-mail address. I have phpdev installed which
offers me a mysql database. I then created a form in dreamweaver, with a submit
button obviously. What must I do now? Is there anyway I can work around having
to create a specific database for it and get the information forwarded directly
to the e-mail address. I usually used to work with ASP and webmatrix but the
client is using a unix server now and this is a absolute first for me.

Thanks a mil!

Rupert PupKin

2005-03-16, 6:30 pm

Learn PHP/MySQL http://www.zend.com/developers.php

You'll be doing exactly the same as you would in an ASP situation except in
PHP- collect the values from the form using $_GET or $_POST - then use the
php mail(); function to send them wherever.

HTH,

RP

"stander" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. I need some help. I have a client which requires me to make him a
> basic
> form on his website where people must submit data, click on the submit
> button
> and from there it must save it to database or better if possible forward
> the
> information directly to his e-mail address. I have phpdev installed which
> offers me a mysql database. I then created a form in dreamweaver, with a
> submit
> button obviously. What must I do now? Is there anyway I can work around
> having
> to create a specific database for it and get the information forwarded
> directly
> to the e-mail address. I usually used to work with ASP and webmatrix but
> the
> client is using a unix server now and this is a absolute first for me.
>
> Thanks a mil!
>

stander

2005-03-16, 6:33 pm

Hi. and thank you for your reply. Is their many some place I can find tutorials
on this matter on the dreamweaver site. Please understand from the perspective
of running between sites you really dont get anywhere. If possible would you
maybe be able to explain to me how I would go from here. I dont know
dreamweaver that well, I know the basics on how to design your site, but the
source code from there is a bit jumpy for me. I really need the information
soon, thank you for your help so far.

sTanDeR

Dave Farmer

2005-03-31, 11:24 pm

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:46:25 +0000 (UTC), stander wrote:

> Hi. I need some help. I have a client which requires me to make him a basic
> form on his website where people must submit data, click on the submit button
> and from there it must save it to database or better if possible forward the
> information directly to his e-mail address. I have phpdev installed which
> offers me a mysql database. I then created a form in dreamweaver, with a submit
> button obviously. What must I do now? Is there anyway I can work around having
> to create a specific database for it and get the information forwarded directly
> to the e-mail address. I usually used to work with ASP and webmatrix but the
> client is using a unix server now and this is a absolute first for me.
>
> Thanks a mil!

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