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The last tutorial was about a PHP/MySQL counter for a client. The same client requested a simple contact form, with no AJAX, or other options. So, I used the PHP mail() function, wrapped in a simple XHTML form.

First, we create the XHTML form (contact.php):

<h1>Simple Contact Form</h1>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="/simple_phpmysql_contact_form_tutorial/send_contact.html">
<p><input name="subject" type="text" id="subject" size="50" /> <label for="subject">Subject</label></p>
<p><textarea name="detail" cols="50" rows="4" id="detail"></textarea> <label for="detail">Detail</label></p>
<p><input name="name" type="text" id="name" size="50" /> <label for="name">Name</label></p>
<p><input name="customer_mail" type="text" id="customer_mail" size="50" /> <label for="customer_mail">Email</label></p>
<p><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" /> <input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset" /></p>
</form>

Next, we create the mail sending engine (/simple_phpmysql_contact_form_tutorial/send_contact.html):

<?php
$subject ="$subject";
$message="$detail";
$mail_from="$customer_mail";
$header="from: $name <$mail_from>";

// Your email address
$to ='someone@somewhere.com';
$send_contact=mail($to,$subject,$message,$header);

// If message was successfully sent, display a message
if($send_contact) {
echo "Thank you for your interest. We will answer as soon as possible.";
}
else {
echo "Error: The email was not sent. Check your server.";
}
?>

That is all. You can include the contact.php file into your web site design.