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This tutorial will show you how to
configure CGI eMail
CGI eMail is a simple, easy-to-use script that takes the results of any
form and sends them to you via email. Because it is already
installed, minimal configuration is required to successfully
use the script.
The following steps provide quick summarized instructions for CGI
EMail. Be sure to read the CGI user
guide for detailed instructions on using CGI EMail.
To configure CGI EMail:
Cgiemail is already installed as part of cpanel; and the template just
goes
somewhere in your own webspace.
Create a template, put it
in anywhere in or under your public_html directory.
Say you put it in
~/public_html/mailforms/template1.txt.
Then in your form, you call
it with this form
action
/cgi-sys/cgiemail/mailforms/template1.txt
Note, you
don't have your own cgi-sys directory -- it's a shared one.
While
you're testing the setup, with instead of cgiemail, use cgiecho --
instead
of sending off a mail, it'll show you the completed template on
screen.
You will need to make sure the form action is correct.
More reading:
http://web.mit.edu/wwwdev/cgiemail/user.html#action
Sample Template file:
From: "[username]" <[realname]>
To: [required-to]
Reply-to:
"[username]" <[realname]>
Subject: [subject]
How are you
gentlemen?
All your base are belong to us.
You are on the way to
destruction.
You have no chance to survive, make your time.
Sample html input form:
<form method=POST action="/cgi-bin/cgiemail/mail.txt">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN VALUE="http://put-your-domain-here.com/thanks.html"
name="success">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN VALUE="sales@put-your-domain-here.com"
name="required-to">
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN VALUE="CGIEMAIL EXAMPLE SUBJECT" name="subject">
Company Name<br>
<input type=text size=60 name="company" value=""><p>
Email address<br>
<input type=text size=60 name="username" value=""><p>
Phone<br>
<input type=text size=60 name="phone" value=""><p>
<input type=submit value="SUBMIT"> <input type=reset
value="START OVER!"><p>
</form>
This feature is
part of CPanel, there are a ton of other mail scripts at
http://www.cgi-resources.com/
Topics:
FormMail
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