Newbie question about "Submit" button action

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I'm using the most recent version of Web Form Builder with a manual server setup. The form loads fine, reCaptcha is functional, etc. However, when I click "Submit", it prompts a download of the [form_I_created].php file from my server. None of the other actions I selected (save .csv, email notifications, url redirect) occurred. Any ideas? Probably something obvious that I'm overlooking. Thank you!


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What is the URL to your form Lisa? ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
Scott A. Swedorski - VP of Product Development
CoffeeCup Software Inc.
Phone: 678.495.3480


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LisaD wrote:
http://squidfeathers.com//sites/default/files/webform/artist_information.html

Your server does not meet the minimum server requirements to use it. It appears PHP is not even installed.

I would suggest you publish your form to S-Drive instead and then take the embed code and paste it into your website.

Server Requirements: http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/ … m-builder/ ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
Scott A. Swedorski - VP of Product Development
CoffeeCup Software Inc.
Phone: 678.495.3480


Registered User
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Thank you for your prompt responses, Scott! This is hosted on a friend's server and PHP 5.2.17 is installed. However, this is an addon domain, and I might be unaware as to how that all works.
I'll do want to learn to use S-Drive anyway, but will keep working on the manual server setup because I'll be able to host multiple forms for free that way.


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Create a webpage by pasting this code into your editor. Now upload it and type the url to the page. If PHP is setup correctly all the php info will load.

<html>
<head>
<title> PHP Test </title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
phpinfo( );
?>
</body>
</html>

I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's so easy to overlook something your not looking for.

Here's my S-Drive site with
examples of what can be accomplished in VSD.
http://progrower.coffeecup.com/
Here's my CoffeeCup SCCP Shop with examples of what can be done.
http://progrower.coffeecup.com/shop/





Registered User
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Thank you for the help, Eric and Scott. The problem was that I didn't have the files in the root directory. It works fine now (if you haven't already, you can add Bluehost to your list of hosting services that work). I also tried out S-drive, which works well too.


Registered User
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I had ttha too yesterday. You have to give up which file you start when you put the submit button.
You can do that at: youform.html

Then it will do what you want

Jos Mol

<form style="WIDTH: 960px; WebkitTransform: " id="docContainer" class="fb-toplabel fb-100-item-column selected-object"
enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="../commentaar_test_invoer.php"
novalidate="novalidate" data-form="manual_iframe">
<div style="MIN-HEIGHT: 20px" id="fb-form-header1" class="fb-form-header">
<a id="fb-link-logo1" class="fb-link-logo" href="" target="_blank"><img style="DISPLAY: none" id="fb-logo1" class="fb-logo" title="Alternative text" alt="Alternative text" src="common/images/image_default.png"/></a>
</div>


Registered User
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I found this for reading out the variable ?q

// Read a page's GET URL variables and return them as an associative array.

//Read a page's GET URL variables and return them as an associative array.

//Example for URL http://www.example.com/index.html?hello … ng=bonsoir

var hash = getUrlVars(); alert(hash['hello']); // prints 'bonjour' alert(hash['goodevening']); // prints 'bonsoir'



function getUrlVars()
var vars = [], hash;
var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
hash = hashes[i].split('=');
vars.push(hash[0]);
vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
}
return vars;
}

Now i hav to look to get it function.
I am not faliair with javascript


Registered User
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I found the solution.

Put at he end of the form before </body>?

<script type="text/javascript">

var nummer = getUrlVars()["q"];
document.getElementById('item18_number_1').value = nummer;
</script>

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