Working bootstrap contact form with php

Code

<h1>Contact Form</h1> <form id="contact_form" name="contact_form" method="post"> <div class="mb-5"> <label for="message">Message</label> <textarea class="form-control" id="message" name="message" rows="5"></textarea> </div> <div class="mb-5 row"> <div class="col"> <label>Your Name:</label> <input type="text" required maxlength="50" class="form-control" id="name" name="name"> </div> <div class="col"> <label for="email_addr">Your Email:</label> <input type="email" required maxlength="50" class="form-control" id="email_addr" name="email" placeholder="name@example.com"> </div> </div> <div> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary px-4 btn-lg">Post</button> </div> </form>

How to Use

Simply copy the code to your web page HTML.

Back-end processing and record keeping

You may want to get email notifications when a form is submitted. Moreover, you may want to store the form submission records, search the records later. All these requires a back-end processor. Here is how to add a backend to your form:

Using Ratufa backend

Go to ratufa.io
Press the "Connect your form" button
Code to connect your form is displayed. Copy the code to the bottom of the HTML code above
Test your form. Ratufa will display the submissions - to the right side
Copy the combined code to your web page

Ratufa will store your form submissions and you can configure to send email notifications. You can search and download the records whenever required.

Self-hosted PHP backend

Use this method only if you are familiar with server settings and customizing PHP code. Simfatic\FormHandler is a generic Form handling script that can do most of the form processing tasks out of the box.

git clone the project to your local folder
Run composer update
The examples folder in the repository contains some sample form handler scripts. Customize the handler.php script to your needs.
handler.js contains sample Javascript to handle the form submission. customize handler.js to point to the correct URL
Upload the updated formHandler to your website(you have to upload the whole folder)
Copy the HTML form code to your web page. add the handler.js file in your HTML code
Test your form!