Question about forms

Question

This is my first time using a form in a website.
I have added a form to my website and i am trying to figure out how the whole process works. I have searched for the answer but i am still a ittle confused.
From what i understand the action field is where the processing of the form happens. Is it possible to have the information gathered in this form (very simple name, sex and email address) sent to my email address?
what exactly do i put in the action field?
thanks so much
Jason

Answer 1

the form
<form action="enviar.php" method="post" name="Contacto" id="Contacto">
        <table width="50%" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" id="Contact0">
          <tr>
            <td><span id="nombre">
              <label for="Name">Nombre</label>
               <input type="text" name="Name" id="Name ">
              <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">Seguro tienes algún nombre.</span></span>
           </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="empresa">
              <label for="Empresa">Empresa</label>
              <input type="text" name="Empresa" id="Empresa">
</span>            </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="correo">
            <label for="Email">Correo</label>
            <input type="text" name="Email" id="Email">
            <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">Necesitamos tu correo.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Formato Inválido.</span><span class="textfieldMinCharsMsg">Minimum number of characters not met.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="telefono">
            <label for="Telefono">Teléfono</label>
            <input type="text" name="Telefono" id="Telefono">
            <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">Escribe tu teléfono.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span><span class="textfieldMinCharsMsg">Hay un problema con el número escrito</span><span class="textfieldMaxCharsMsg">Exceeded maximum number of characters.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="sprycheckbox1">
              <input type="checkbox" name="Dise&ntilde;o Web" id="Dise&ntilde;o Web">
              <label for="Dise&ntilde;o Web">Diseño Web</label>
            <span class="checkboxRequiredMsg">Please make a selection.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="comentarios">
            <label for="Comentarios">Comentarios</label>
            <br>
            <textarea name="Comentarios" id="Comentarios" cols="25" rows="8"></textarea>
            <span id="countcomentarios"> </span><span class="textareaMaxCharsMsg">Uff... tienes mucho que decir, si te parece poder hablar en persona.</span><span class="textareaRequiredMsg">¿Cómo te podemos ayudar?.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="codigo">
            <label for="Codigo">Código Promocional</label>
            <input type="text" name="Codigo" id="Codigo">
<span class="textfieldMinCharsMsg">el código es incorrecto.</span><span class="textfieldMaxCharsMsg">el código es incorrecto.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Formato inválido.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><input name="Borrar" type="reset" id="Borrar" value="Borrar">
            <input name="Enviar" type="submit" id="Enviar" value="Enviar"></td>
          </tr>
        </table>
        </form>
and the mailer (enviar.php)
<?php
$where_form_is="http://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].strrev(strstr(strrev($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']),"/"));
mail("[email protected]","Contacto D","Contacto b:
Nombre: " . $_POST['Name'] . "
Empresa: " . $_POST['Empresa'] . "
Correo: " . $_POST['Email'] . "
Teléfono: " . $_POST['Telefono'] . " 
Comentarios: " . $_POST['Comentarios'] . "
Código Promocional: " . $_POST['Codigo'] . "
include("gracias.php");
?>
this is what i use on my website, both on php i use teh old trick of reverse enginerring
its a poty that dreamweaver doenst help too much on spry, even with spry transitiosn or forms
copy that an then change or leran from that im still figurinfg how to do a multiple checkbox
Message was edited by: ignacio galdames