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Forms FAQ


How do I create a form with the Form Wizard?

How do I manually create a form?


How do I build my own form processor?
See also the help or manual!

Yes, NavalDesign has created a very powerful alternative form processor!
It's available via the Extension Manager.

PHP code is showing on the page. What is happening?
1. Is the page extension set to PHP (in Page Properties -> Click on an empty area in the page to display the page properties in the lower right corner)?
Note that after changing the page extension, you must republish all pages that are linking to this page, because the file name has changed!


Emails are not arriving in my inbox...
1. Did the emails end up in spam?
3. Does your host support PHP mail?
6. Is your host godaddy?
Is your host GoDaddy? Unfortunately GoDaddy does not support PHP mail.
You will have to use their form processor:
(an example template for GoDaddy is included in the form wizard)


Should the success and error pages be PHP?
No. The success and error pages should be as basic as possible with no script or code PHP code.
The reason for this is that the form script loads the content of these pages dynamically (instead of redirecting the user to a different page). This makes it possible to 'process' the page content. For example to display error messages (when the form input is invalid) or variables (submitted data).

The server displays a warning about file_get_contents()

How do I display the error on the error page?
Insert this text somewhere in the text ##error##
The form processor will replace it will the actual error message.

Not all form fields are in email message:(
1. Are all field part of the form?
3. Did you use the same name twice?

How do I change the order of the fields in email?

Which value will be used as the 'from' email address?
Normally your form will have an 'email' input field. The form processor script will use this address as 'from' address for the email message.
Note that the name of this field MUST be 'email' (not 'e-mail', 'Email' etc!).
If the form does not have an 'email' input field then the address specified in the 'Email address' property will be used.

Validation does not work!
1. Is JavaScript enabled in the browser?
Please remove all custom code.
3. Did you specify conflicting constraints?

CAPTCHA is not working!
1. Does your host support PHP's GD library?

Form element no longer works with events
Please read: ... 10&t=37833

Where do I find more details about forms?
A lot of information is available in the help and manual.
There is also a dedicated section about form on the forum: ... m.php?f=21
