What do you use to handle forms?
Posted: 11 January 2006 08:46 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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A lot of people here have surely added forms to the websites they build.
I’d like to know what it is you’re using to handle them. (php, cgi, hosted formula perhaps?, ...)
I used a modified version of Formprocessor pro on the last site I did (which had several large contact forms) but I’m looking for something easier and perhaps more secure.
Any and all suggestions welcome…

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Posted: 11 January 2006 09:18 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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I know people here use the contact form, as well as the free form module, witih EE.  I’m not sure about outside of it.

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Posted: 12 January 2006 08:13 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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I’ve used the EE contact form, but validation seemed a bit wonky and seems like I wasn’t able to get option buttons in.

I’ve used the FreeFrom module from SolSpace (mental note to shoot them some PayPal $) but found that while the validation was much more straightforward, and putting all the entries into the EE modules interface is nice, the current version’s “no duplicates” feature prevented it from working nicely for a Contact Us form.  An older version is sufficing for the moment.

I’ve also used “FormMail” on a previous pMPro project as it was suggested by Nevin.

I keep looking at the standard EE weblog with its custom fields, validation, SEF, and new entry email notifcation thinking that setting it up to be used by non-logged-in users would be a nice platform for web-based forms.

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Posted: 12 January 2006 09:25 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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putting all the entries into the EE modules interface is nice, the current version’s “no duplicates” feature prevented it from working nicely for a Contact Us form

Michael, thanks for the info, I’ll be sure o check out Formmail.
Care to elaborate on the “no duplicates issue”?

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