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dms1981
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Trying to add an email box to a website

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Hi

I am trying to add an email box to my website. I would like it go into an excel file. I have read about PHP but I am not sure if there is certain code that I should be using.
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Re: Trying to add an email box to a website

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You need to learn how to configure an MTA and mail delivery agent such as procmail. Linux experience wouldnt hurt.
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Re: Trying to add an email box to a website

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If you need to write to and/or read from Excel files, then I'd recommend PHPExcel
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Apollo
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Re: Trying to add an email box to a website

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jshpro2 wrote:You need to learn how to configure an MTA and mail delivery agent such as procmail. Linux experience wouldnt hurt.
You kidding? Assuming his website is hosted with a regular provider, php's built-in mail function is probably all he needs.
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Re: Trying to add an email box to a website

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Apollo wrote:
jshpro2 wrote:You need to learn how to configure an MTA and mail delivery agent such as procmail. Linux experience wouldnt hurt.
You kidding? Assuming his website is hosted with a regular provider, php's built-in mail function is probably all he needs.
It's for outgoing mail. I think dms1981 wants a mail box for incomming mail, though it's not very clear what he wants indeed ;)
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Apollo
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Re: Trying to add an email box to a website

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Oh, haha ok :)
I thought 'email box' as in 'email editbox' i.e. and input field in a form, to set up an email form or something.
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Re: Trying to add an email box to a website

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Yeah thats what network solutions is for. If hes doing it himself he needs to learn to configure an MTA
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