So far you have found out how to make forms and hopefully you are getting comfortable with them. However it's one thing to make a form and quite another to make them work.

      The ACTION part of the < FORM> tag leads to a script. That script is a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script.

      One of the most famous CGI scripts for forms is the FormMail script. It gets all the information from the form and organizes it like so:

name of field = value of field

e.g. The following form consists of two text fields (for name and e-mail adress) and a textbox for their comments.

When you send the form the CGI script sends an e-mail that looks like this:

      So, now what do you do? You have no programming knowledge, but you'd like to incorperate forms into your site.

      Well, you don't have to worry about it, because most web hosts allow you to use their CGI scripts. They will give you the address to the script and they may also tell you to add certain hidden fields such as the adress to the thanks page or fields that are mandatory, etc.

      Therefore, once you sign up you have access to these scripts. Tons of FormMail scripts are all over the net. Here's one for example:

      Or just search 'FormMail CGI script' on Google. That route is a little more difficult in that you have to change certain things i.e. put in your e-mail address etc. and you may make mistakes which can be fustrated. Again most major web hosts will allow you to use their scripts even if you've signed up for free!

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