Using a PHP Contact Form to Gather Enquiries
On the web, there are two primary means for permitting visitors to send information from a web site - via an email link or by a secure contact form. While a simple e-mail link requires the visitor at least to be connected to an email application to use it, a form runs solely off the hosting server's processes. Forms are highly configurable allowing you to specify the information gathered from a respondent. Also, a secure PHP based form does not publish your email address on the page so you can avoid having it 'harvested' by spammers.
Some of the benefits of using a PHP based enquiry form;
- Styled to match rest of website
- Field validation and other intelligence incorporated
- Possible large number and type of response fields
- Forms encourage higher response rates
- No email address visible to harvesting spam bots
- Information sent via secure php method
- Sender requires no email software
- Automatic thank you page or email response generated
Typical Enquiry Form
