Guestbook without php
Solved
romaco82
Posted messages
17
Status
Membre
-
star -
star -
Hello,
I would like to add a guestbook to my website, but my remote server (confirmed orange site) does not accept PHP. Is there another solution to insert a guestbook? I created my site using Dreamweaver.
Thank you for your help.
I would like to add a guestbook to my website, but my remote server (confirmed orange site) does not accept PHP. Is there another solution to insert a guestbook? I created my site using Dreamweaver.
Thank you for your help.
Configuration: Windows XP Firefox 2.0.0.14
7 réponses
Small clarification:
It is entirely possible to create a guestbook without PHP (in fact, guestbooks existed before the use of scripting languages).
Basic principle of the guestbook:
A guestbook consists of two parts:
- Displaying messages.
Basically, it's an HTML page. For this part, PHP is optional...
- The ability for visitors to send messages.
This part can be broken down into several steps (the procedure):
1. Sending the message.
2. (Optional) Verifying the message.
3. Recording the message in the display page (or in a file/table usable with PHP for display).
In fact, PHP only serves to automate the procedure. You can do all these steps manually:
1. The visitor sends the message by email (through an HTML form).
2. You check (more or less) the emails regularly.
3. You update the HTML display page.
4. You upload the updated page online.
Of course, if you expect dozens of messages daily, it's unmanageable, but if you expect to receive a message once in a blue moon, it’s not an issue.
You could even design a small script/program on your PC to manage that...
It is entirely possible to create a guestbook without PHP (in fact, guestbooks existed before the use of scripting languages).
Basic principle of the guestbook:
A guestbook consists of two parts:
- Displaying messages.
Basically, it's an HTML page. For this part, PHP is optional...
- The ability for visitors to send messages.
This part can be broken down into several steps (the procedure):
1. Sending the message.
2. (Optional) Verifying the message.
3. Recording the message in the display page (or in a file/table usable with PHP for display).
In fact, PHP only serves to automate the procedure. You can do all these steps manually:
1. The visitor sends the message by email (through an HTML form).
2. You check (more or less) the emails regularly.
3. You update the HTML display page.
4. You upload the updated page online.
Of course, if you expect dozens of messages daily, it's unmanageable, but if you expect to receive a message once in a blue moon, it’s not an issue.
You could even design a small script/program on your PC to manage that...
Hello,
You can use a guestbook located on another server, such as:
https://livredor.hiwit.org/
http://www.weboutils.com/livredor/
You can use a guestbook located on another server, such as:
https://livredor.hiwit.org/
http://www.weboutils.com/livredor/
Thank you for your responses that address my problem very well. I finally understand what PHP is for, thanks to Lewis's clear and precise explanation. My server is Orange, and in order to access PHP, I need to upgrade the site to a professional level, which requires paid hosting. I will therefore try Duguenou's solution.
In your place, I would look for another host. Free offers 10 GB for free, with PHP. What more could people ask for?
Thank you MacGawel for your proposal. It seems obvious, but I hadn't thought of it. Why make things complicated when you can keep it simple? Indeed, in my case, I don't expect to receive a lot of messages, so I think I will use this solution.
Hello, in my opinion, it's hardly possible without PHP
PHP is a server-side language, meaning it operates directly on the server to insert and retrieve data that the visitor inputs or views.
JavaScript, for example, is a client-side language, so I find it hard to see how to insert text into a database without PHP and MySQL
Maybe there's a configuration to set up on your remote server
PHP is a server-side language, meaning it operates directly on the server to insert and retrieve data that the visitor inputs or views.
JavaScript, for example, is a client-side language, so I find it hard to see how to insert text into a database without PHP and MySQL
Maybe there's a configuration to set up on your remote server