Can ya point me to a tutorial on forms?

I want to add a forms page(s) to my site to collect user info, but I'm not sure
how to go about it. I built a functioning one in FrontPage, but I'd like
something that doesn't require the FP extensions.

Does anyone have a preference for having the form data E-mailed or stored on the
server? Can you do both? I like the idea of getting an E-mail as a notification.

Should I learn PHP or Perl or just hire it out?

BenneyHana wrote:

> I want to add a forms page(s) to my site to collect user info, but I'm not sure
> how to go about it. I built a functioning one in FrontPage, but I'd like
> something that doesn't require the FP extensions.

That is always a good idea.

> Does anyone have a preference for having the form data E-mailed or stored on the
> server?

It depends on what you plan to do with the data later. Do you have a
need to have the data stored on the server?


> Can you do both?

Yes


> I like the idea of getting an E-mail as a notification.

OK. Is that enough to meet your needs? If it is, I will point you here:

http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/scripts.shtml

> Should I learn PHP or Perl or just hire it out?

If you are going to continue to do web devilment, knowing a server-side
language is always a good idea. Be forewarned, you can create security
problems on your server with poorly written scripts.

I prefer Perl, but if you were to take a poll of the regulars here, I
think PHP would win. Perl has the advantage of the Comprehensive Perl
Archive Network, which is a repository of pre-written modules which can
save you a lot of time. It is also a good general purpose language that
can be used for things other than CGI.