This sends the data in the form to your thankyou.php page.
Text Box
Email:
The code for this text box is <input type="text" name="email">
If you wanted to create a box for a phone number you could do it like so - <input type="text" name="phone">
Text Area
Message:
The code for this text box is <textarea name="Message" rows=10 cols=30></textarea>
If you wanted to create a textarea for a description you could do it like so - <textarea name="description" rows=10 cols=30></textarea>
Radio Buttons
Join our mailing list?: Yes No
The code for these radio buttons:
<input type="radio" name="Mailing_List" value="Yes">Yes
<input type="radio" name="Mailing_List" value="No" checked>No
As you can see you use the same name for the radio buttons but change the values to know what your user selected. Also, notice the command "checked" in the "no" button, this makes the "no" the default selection.
Checkboxes
Interests:
Sports
Electronics
The code for these checkboxes:
<input type="checkbox" name="Sports" value="Yes">Sports
<input type="checkbox" name="Electronics" value="Yes">Electronics
Unlike a radio button, a set checkboxes can have multiple selections, you should specify a seperate name and value for each checkbox.
Drop down box
How did you hear about us?:
The code for these checkboxes is:
<select name="hearaboutus">
<option selected>search engine
<option>friend
<option>yellow pages
<option>email
</select>
Notice the command "selected" this has the same function as "checked" in the radio button example.
Sending the form
Example:
The code for this button is <input type="submit" value="Send Message">
This submits the form.
Final Notes
Don't forget to close your form - </form>
It is helpful to name your form fields in a simple manner, this makes the information sent much easier to read.
When experimenting with your form keep a back up of the original just in case.
