Html form action email

A simple and classic use case!

To send an HTML form's data to an email address using the action attribute, you can use the mailto protocol. Here's an example:

<form action="mailto:[email protected]" method="post">
  <!-- form fields go here -->
  <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Your Name">
  <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Your Email">
  <input type="submit" value="Send">
</form>

In this example, the action attribute is set to mailto:[email protected], which tells the browser to open the default email client with the specified email address as the recipient.

When the form is submitted, the browser will open the email client with a new email message addressed to [email protected]. The form fields will be populated as the email message body.

Note that the mailto protocol is not a standard HTTP protocol, and it may not work on all devices or browsers. Additionally, some email clients may not support the mailto protocol or may require additional configuration to work correctly.

If you need more control over the email sending process or want to send the form data to a server-side script, you may want to consider using a different approach, such as:

1. Using a server-side language like PHP, Python, or Node.js to handle the form submission and send the email.
2. Using a third-party service like Mailgun, Sendgrid, or Mailchimp to send the email.
3. Using a JavaScript library like jQuery or a modern JavaScript framework like React or Angular to send the email.

Let me know if you have any further questions or if there's anything else I can help you with!