Helo guys, i am new in website development and am building one for a friend that once to run a seminar. So am hepin him. Ok now i built the site using dreamweaver 8 and i created a form now i will like to know how i can make this form work (redirect also) and also when i host how can i make that work n get the details of those who filled in. Tanks.

You need to be more specific on areas where you are stock. From what I understand, you developed your web using DW 8. You have a kind form (may be a registration form) and you want to collect registered users information from there then redirect them to a confirmation page, right?

This is one reason why I advocate that we code from scratch and not via WYSIWYG.

At the most basic of levels, your form will need an ACTION attribute and METHOD attribute. You will also need to use some back end language (like php). Your form fields will need to have a NAME attribute, which is what the back end language uses to obtain the values entered/selected. For kicks, you will also need to use javascript to validate your form on the front end. You should also use the back end language to validate form input, in case javascript is disabled.

Good luck!

I dont have time to explain it right now for you. But get this clear, you will need to create a database for each of your fields, i dont know the prog language you are using, but if PHP and MySQL better cos thats what i used, get WAMP installed on your system. Get to the myphpadmin section and create your database first.
This will require you writing a script that will first establish a connection between your page and the database.
But for quick job, get phpform maker and this will aid you in the connection process.

I gotta go!

rodler, I guess I am not getting what he is saying but I don't think his issue is storing the data. His question goes back to the very foundations of a form: how to create, how to obtain data and how to pass data variables from page to page.

IMHO, once he has those down pat, he can then advance to storing in a database. He didn't even mention if he will be sending this info as a confirmation email to registrants.

@omni
U ar rite dat wat i need.

@yawa
U ar also rite frm ur last post .
@rodl
Is been complcated, plz sum one xplain better. I be new baby for this one oo. Tanx

saintbajar, now you are talking.

Start off by heading to, if not already, www.w3schools.com and learn as many of the lessons that are on there, then experiment on your own. Please note that to be able to store your forms in a database, you will need a local server (like WAMP, assuming you will be coding in PHP) and/or a web host that supports the backend language of your choice.

good luck!