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Susanne · 10-09-2007, 04:33 PM

Hiya,
I would like to set up a form that outputs a (comma) delimited file, but am not sure where to start.

Would an HTML form be sufficient?

I've just found a script on w3schools.com that I'm including at the end of this mail, and it seems to do the job, but I read somewhere else that putting a "mailto" on your site is a bad idea (spam harvest)?

So:

1)
If I need a delimited output file from my form, can I use the script below?

2)
What else would I need to do for it to produce a delimited outputfile, which is then emailed to me?

3)
It'd be ideal if the output from the form could just be added to a database straight away, which I then collect once a month or so (or which is emailed to me monthly) - but is it ever safe keeping a database with people's email addresses on a basic homepage?

Thanks in advance,
Susanne
Here's the HTML script I thought I could maybe use:

<html>
<body>

<h3>This form sends an e-mail to W3Schools.</h3>

<form action="MAILTO:waitinglist@nelgc.org" method="post" enctype="text/plain">
Name:<br />
<input type="text" name="name"
value="" size="20" />
<br />
Mail:<br />
<input type="text" name="mail"
value="" size="20" />
<br />
Comment:<br />
<input type="text" name="comment"
value="" size="40" />
<br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Send" />
<input type="reset" value="Reset" />
</form>

</body>
</html>

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fnacotton · 11-16-2008, 06:20 PM

You've got several options that you could use. The first would be to use PHP to handle your form and append a text file that you have in a directory that is secured using the .htaccess file. Most hosting companies (at least the decent ones) have a way of creating password protected directories so you don't even have to mess with the .htaccess file.

The second option would be to store them in a database which for email addresses would be fine, at least I would think so. Without knowing the username and password to the MySQL database a bot or random user won't be able to connect to the database to submit queries on the data.

The third option would be to use the script you have to encrypt the email address using javascript.

I think simply handling it, and creating the email with PHP would be the easiest way to do it though. From there you can generate your email with the contents being in a comma delimited format. From there you can copy and paste it into a spreadsheet or database.

Try this link for a simple how-to
Form Handling with PHP

For the mail handler, if you wanted name, email address format the body part like this, and drop the fields you don't want.

Code:


$body = “$name, $email”;