submit form to email without using email client

[business angel]

Hi, new to this forum so hope someone can help. I've created a form in dreamweaver cs3 and want the submit button to send the information to an email address without using an email client. I have done this before, but can remember how! Have looked around on the web, but am confused as to which bits of script go where. the following is the code for the form: <form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action=""> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="28%"><p>Name *</p></td> <td width="72%"><span id="sprytextfield3"> <input type="text" name="name" id="name" /> <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Surname *</p></td> <td><span id="sprytextfield4"> <input type="text" name="surname" id="surname" /> <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Address</p></td> <td><textarea name="address" id="address" cols="45" rows="5"></textarea></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Postcode *</p></td> <td><span id="sprytextfield1"> <input type="text" name="postcode" id="postcode" /> <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Email address *</p></td> <td><span id="sprytextfield2"> <input type="text" name="email " id="email " /> <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Telephone</p></td> <td><input type="text" name="telephone" id="telephone" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Mobile No</p></td> <td><input type="text" name="mobile" id="mobile" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Tell us what you're looking for</p></td> <td><textarea name="details" id="details" cols="45" rows="6"></textarea> Submit <input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" /> Reset Form <input type="reset" name="reset" id="reset" value="Reset" /></td> </tr> </table> </form>is there a very simple solution to this please?ta muchly in anticipation...

[thescientist]

where's the PHP? if you look in the w3schools PHP tutorials, there are sections detailing how to use the mail() with forms.

[business angel]

where's the PHP? if you look in the w3schools PHP tutorials, there are sections detailing how to use the mail() with forms.

Is there any way to configure the submit button without recreating the form in php - am not at all familiar with it and need to get it done. Ideally it would be good if it submits without using an email clientthanks

[Ingolme]

You need PHP or another server-side language to do it. And the form wouldn't use an e-mail client since the sending would be done on the server.W3Schools has this already clear: http://w3schools.com/php/php_mail.asp

[thescientist]

Is there any way to configure the submit button without recreating the form in php - am not at all familiar with it and need to get it done. Ideally it would be good if it submits without using an email clientthanks

did you read the tutorial? :)you don't recreate the form. you submit the form to a server script that you write, that takes the form values and constructs a message to be sent via mail().