# Tootal newb question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tootal-newb-question/288401>\
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**Created:** [May 15, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tootal-newb-question/288401 "2009-05-15T09:42:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![proeliumfessus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@proeliumfessus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/proeliumfessus)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tootal-newb-question/288401/1 "2009-05-15T09:42:34Z")

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I’m learning flash 8… in order to make a form in flash functional, there has to be some server side script to receive the variables and then send them somewhere (if I understand it correct)…

I guess my question is- how hard or how long do you think it would take an average guy to learn the basics of php, or asp or javascript, just enough to make a script that receives variables then sends their contents to an email address?