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Simple HTML/PHP Form Mail

Brian — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:00:51 +0000

This is a code snippet I designed while creating a website for one of my first clients. I have since used it on numerous occasions. Form Mailers have become more and more prominent with websites, especially business related websites.

I have tried very hard to find a php form mailer that is simple and works. However, I have yet to find a really good. Most of the form mail snippets on the web are complex. Although they pack great functionality, it is lost in a world of confusing, messy, and often unnecessary code.

This code snippet will gives users a way to easily integrate a mailer into your html or php based website. The visible fields are easily edited and variables can be added in a cinch. This snippet can be handle by anyone from a new php user to an advanced php developer. The form is easily customized to fit any need.

By default, the demo mailer, has a form with these options: name, company, email, phone, and comments. The required fields are marked with an “*”. For fields such as email and phone, the form checks to see if the inputted data matches a standard format. This helps protect against spam.

The only absolute change that must be made to the php form mailer, is the recipient email address. By default it is set to “youremail@yourdomain.com”, simply open up the “send-email.php” file and change the recipient email address.

You can find the download below. Also, please consider donating to support development. Thank You!

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Highlight Active State CSS Menu

Brian — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:16:57 +0000

This is a simple, pure CSS menu that highlights the active menu item dynamically across a website. The method being used is the same as in the save state accordion menu I developed a little while back. The design of the menu is very simple because this particular menu has been designed only as a means of demonstrating the dynamic CSS highlighting method. More menus are under development and will be available soon.

As always please consider donatingto help support further development of current and future projects. The download for this menu is below.

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Simple Jquery Accordion Menu That Saves State

Brian — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:06:39 +0000

This is a simple accordion Jquery menu, that uses CSS to save the state of the menu across pages. The current design is a simple text based menu, that has a red line appear to the left of the drop down section. Other versions will be updated later with a more complex design.

You can download the source code for this menu below. The menu is licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses, and is free to use, modify, and distribute. As always, please feel free to donatein support of this website and its open source products.

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