# Getting user info

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-user-info/17384>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [April 4, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-user-info/17384 "2003-04-04T15:08:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![olliebrindley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c37758/32.png) [@olliebrindley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/olliebrindley)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-user-info/17384/1 "2003-04-04T15:08:48Z")

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A client wants me to be able to make a form so that users can put their contact details in to be contacted at a later date.

Is there an easy way to do this where I could collect data and store it in a file on the server that I could then access via ftp? Or do I have to mess around with something like form-mail?

I tried to get form-mail to work sometime last year but found it a complete pain and couldn’t end up getting it to work properly, so if there’s an easier way, I’d love to hear it!

Ollie

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-user-info/17384/2 "2003-04-04T15:35:38Z")

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You can create a form that uses PHP, take a look at this thread, maybe it will help.

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16251&highlight=form+mail](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16251&highlight=form+mail)

If that doesn’t help then run a search for “form mail” in this section.