web form and its data bases: what the steps?

Hello:

I just created a form to collect my web visitors information. Now I do not know what is the very next step to do in order to receive the information when visitor click on the Submit Button.

I have tried to get some helps from Dreamweaver Help but got more confuse.

I understand that we need a record page and a database, but how or where to create them?
What about server model? What is the different between SQL server 2000 and PHP MySQL?
Do we have to pay xtra service or install a program for specific server model?

My questions will go on and on, but basically beside these specific questions, where do I need to start first: recordpage, database, or database server?

Thank you very much guys. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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that's exactly what i'm looking for...

October 21, 2004 by bk lee

sorry, i can't help you out..

i have the same problem. i designed the form layout and got stuck...
visitor input the informations and i want to forward the informations to my email.

i was able to make it work by using "sitebuilder", or copy the source from the site that has the submit form, but they didn't have the next page after the submit button such as "Thank you for submitting...~"

somebody help us here T_T~

Sending form details by Email

October 28, 2004 by Carl Grint

Depending on the server language you are using, you can take a look at my ASP based Form to Email tutorial.
There are many solutions from simple bolt ons such as FormMail, which is CGI based, to inbuilt such as PHPs Mailing component to CDonts/CDOSYS for Windows hosting.

Tutorial = http://www.cgw3.co.uk/tutorials/list.asp?CategoryID=3 This is my Dreamweaver section, there are 3 listed Form to Email tutorials, hopefully 1 will help you.

web forms and databases

July 20, 2006 by Bernard Tudor

I'm fairly new to all this myself, so i know how frustrating it can get ! However, there is help at hand, i came across some 'video tutorials' for DW MX 2004 and many other packages, you even get some free examples ! Go to this site and others like it

http://www.vtc.com/showall-cd.htm

You might find some of these on ebay !!

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