I need help from a Tech person

Layth

Peace,

There is a problem with the 'members' page on the site that does not allow people to enter their data (it gives an error message).

http//www.free-minds.org/members.htm

I have tried to fix this issue as it used to work before but to no avail...If anyone has some computer knowledge and can get this page working, it would be appreciated.

nadeem

I'm no pro, but here's what I think

1 - The folder 'Templates', or its contents, have been deleted.
2 - Your host has cancelled Frontpage support. Maybe swithched from a Windows server to a UNIX/LINUX server.

I'd say it's first one. Have you checked if the folder 'Templates' exists? If it does, does the file 'templateone.dwt' exist inside it?

From what I can gather; they dont.

So, the solution would be to re-upload the files - IF you have copies that is.
If not, ask your host if he can find backups of your site, from a date your positive everything was working. If he can, he will give you a zip-file, open it and upload the templates folder and its content tp your root folder. In other words, the same folder where your index.html file is.

If he cant - I dont know what else to do, other than reprogramming everything from scrath.

BUT if the files do exist, it's probably file-permissions set wrong. Try to set the filepermissions for the folder, and all the files inside it, to 777. If you dont know how to set permissions, ask your host, or I can do it if you trust me.

That's what I can say at the moment.

Hope it works out. Good luck!

Nadeem.

ps. If all the submitted information is saved in a database, preferably MySql, or in an .xls file, then I suppose I could make a script that could transfer all of your members from the current Frontpage system, to a dynamic php system. Again you'd have to trust me. I understand if you feel uncomfortable with that. No bad feelings on my side -)

nadeem

KGB

Peace Layth

Send me the more details. I will look at the problem. You can also have my business email address from Wakas.

PS Try to enter the required fields for testing purpose. Look like Post back action is not working at all.

TurkishMan

Peace layth

I viewed your source code about members page. It seems either submit button action is missing or e-mail server is not completing action requested by SUBMIT button. When a visitor clicks a submit button, the form is sent to the address specified in the action setting of the <form> tag.

<input type="text"
name="City" size="30"></p>
<form method="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--" name="Members">
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p align="center">
<button name="B1" value="submit">Submit</button></p>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</form>
<div align="left"><p> &</p>
</div><div align="left"><p> </p>

KGB

Peace

I really am not familair what is going on here with WEBBOT-Self. Is this works same as SQL Insert statement? Where is this database MEMBERS resides?

TurkishMan how you get into the source. Is this not protected.

nadeem

Hi KGB!

WEBBOT is simply tags used by frontpage.

You can see the source by click right-click "View source". The source is not protected usually, unless you want it to be. In that case, people use encryption software.

Nadeem.

TurkishMan

Peace

If you collect data via a web form,

a. you save result in text file on the server (file needs to be read-write)
b. you can e-mail data to certain e-mail address (need an SMTP server)
c. you can store result to a database such as MySQL database

it seems that you are trying to use option a and b.

Layth I think it will be easier if you use PHP Form Wizard is a powerful tool that creates a PHP script to process any web form, it makes all necessary validation, to check that your visitor had filled all values correctly, it can handle File uploads, send email to form owner with all fields data whenever the form is successfully processed and a personalized confirmation email to your visitor (auto responder) and store form data in a text file or in a MySQL database

You can download a demo version from following link to use it.
http//www.tools4php.com/form-wizard/index.html

nadeem

Peace,

I agree with turkishman -) PHP is the way to go -)

Nadeem

Layth

Peace Turk,

I trying fixing the button, but I still get the http//www.free-minds.org/--WEBBOT-SELF-- when I try to run the form.

As for the php form, I downloaded the demo but could not work out how to create the form for the page I wanted.

KGB

Never worked PHP form Wizard. Downloaded to check how it work.

Uninstalled. Did not like this.

nadeem

Hi Layth,

My guess was right, your server DOES NOT have frontpage extensions installed any more.

Go to this url http//www.dnswiz.com/fptype.htm

And type in free-minds.org
WWW Site www.free-minds.org
Port 80
Server Software Apache/2.0.46 (CentOS)
FrontPage Extensions NO

Good news however, the data is stored the way I wanted it, It can be transfered over to a new form program -)

Nadeem.