By Eddy R.
(10/07/99)

Web sites have changed a lot over time. At first, when the net was introduced, web sites used to be nothing more than a collection of static web pages. Now, web sites allow us to do all kinds of things, from ordering groceries to buying a car.

One simple way to make your web site more interactive, is to use forms. Forms are sets of data-entry fields on a web page that are processed on a server. The data entered in the forms is sent to the server, with the help of a form handler, when the user submits the form. This data is then sent to either a text file or an e-mail account where the administrator/webmaster, retrieves the data and makes use of it.

If you know HTML, creating forms will be easy. If you don't know HTML then you might want to use an HTML editor. HTML editors are tools that allow you to create web pages without knowing HTML. Now, let's get started and create a basic form.