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Jane Wood
Jane Wood

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Does anyone know if you can use PHP for contact form embedded into an html email?

I have an html emailer sent out via a program like Mailchimp. The emailer has an embedded contact form using PHP. The form works fine when filled in from a browser, but returns a blank email when filled in from the email client.

Any ideas?

Thanks Jane

Upvotes: 0

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Answers (1)

SpaceBeers
SpaceBeers

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No. I'd steer well clear of this. Campaign Monitor has a very good article on this. It goes further than just saying no. Well worth a read but here's the bottom line:

The Recommendation: Given the sporadic support for forms in emails, we recommend linking to a form on a website in an email rather than embedding it therein. This is the safest, most reliable solution to pairing an email message with a form. More people will see it and be able to use it, and as a result participation will increase.

http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/post/2435/how-forms-perform-in-html-emai/

Upvotes: 2

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