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Add a Form to Your Freehostia Hosted Web Site

It is easy to add an email form to a website that you're hosting on Freehostia. You have the option of adding the form with an external HTML editor and then uploading the file via FTP or using Freehostia's built-in File Manager. The tutorial for adding an email form using their File Manager is outlined below.

You can see here an example form hosted on Freehostia.

1. Design the Form and Create the Form HTML

To get started, create your email form HTML code using a free service like myContactForm.com. We have created a tutorial for using myContactForm, here.

2. Open a Web Browser and go to Freehosita.com

a. Login to your Freehostia.com account.

Freehostia

3. Open up the File Manager

a. Click the File Manager icon under Site Management

Site Management Screen

File Manager Icon

4. Create a New File or Open an Existing File

a. To create a new file, type in your desired File Name, click empty file, and then click the create button.

File Manager Interface

b. To open an existing file for editting click the Edit File icon next to your file.

Edit File

c. A small window will open. Click Open with WYSIWYG editor

WYSIWYG Editor

d. Design and write what you would like to have on your page. Do not paste any form code into the WYSIWYG editor as it will not work.

Screenshot

e. Click Save and Close Button

5. Add the Form HTML to Your File

a. To open an existing file for editting click the Edit File icon next to your file.

Edit File Screen

c. A small window will open. Click Open with plain text editor

Plain Text Editor

a. Move the cursor to the location within the HTML that you would like to insert your email form.

HTML Editor Screen

b. Paste the form HTML into the Window (Edit > Paste, or CTRL+V, or Right Click and Select Paste).

Paste the Code

c. Click Save and Close

6. Open up the Form and Test

Open a web browser and go to the web page containing your form. Fill out the form and press the submit button to test it.

A demonstration form hosted on Freehostia can be seen here.