I’ve read the FAQ and all the help section and several forum posts.

I am one totally complete Idiot who likes fries and chocolates.

I cannot get cforms to work on my site.  At first I kept getting an “Error occurred while sending the message:” Now, I’m being redirected to my home page. I have never received an email.

 I have some dumb, simple questions. Please, help the mentally challenged by giving a hoot.

1. In the Core Form Admin / Email Options what should go in the FORM field? Is that the email address that the comments are sent through before going to the admin email?

2. What is the admin address? Is that where comments are sent?

3. The default form puts the same email address in the FROM field and the Admin email address(es) field. Is that correct?

4. How do I determine if my blog is using wp_mail()?

5. In the question: “Do you receive any emails from W” who is “W”?

6. Where do I look for my PHP servers mail() function? Is this one of the things I should be checking with my hosting provider? Or does this have to do with phpmailer?

7. What am I looking for when I check my PHP servers mail() function?

8. If I’m suppose to ask my hosting providing about my PHP servers mail function, what other checks should I enquiry about with my hosting provider?

9. I asked Godaddy and they said that Phpmailer should work with my account.

10. I run on IIS, whatever that means, and as far as I can tell the sajax uri is pointing to lib_ajax.php. However, the URI is only has semi quotations and a space on both sides of the “=” What should the sajax uri look like in total?

11. Is a URI prefix the same thing as a sub-domain like http://www.prefix.wordpress.com?

12. I’ve enabled the SMTP with the same results. I even go the proper server URI and port number. It did not work.

13. Another less frequent problem I’ve had include a hanging “One moment please…” a companied by non-functioning “submit” button. The form disappears yet I get no email.

14. I have a Godaddy Windows Hosting account with IIS 7.0, WordPress 2.7.1, and I’ve upgrade to cforms 10.3 all by myself.

Please answer these questions in the simplest of language.

Wow, what service–a response in only one day!

I donated $10 as a token of my appreciation.

General Note: I neither have your site's URL nor a crystal ball or other psychic powers, makes it a tad more difficult to trouble shoot.

I don’t doubt that, however…I need to maintain total anonymity for the sake of creative freedom and to escape any potential political persecution created in backlash from my astute social observations.

Seriously, this site hasn’t launched yet and I don’t want the wrong people to see it prematurely. “Paranoid much” is my middle name…

Here’s a compromise: we can just pretend we share an imaginary best friend named Kristall who has psychotic tendencies?

Above error looks like an erroneous FROM: or admin address. (And) You mean FROM: field? Start with your main address, one known by your provider.

Yes, I meant FROM.  Concerning “one known by your provider” GoDaddy has a FormMail section in the “Hosting Control Center” that allows me to put an address in the section “Forms Mail Address” but that’s not what you’re talking about. You’re talking about the email address that shares my site’s domain name…right? I tried that email several times, didn’t work.

I guess I just wonder what “known” means when it comes to the FROM: address and getting cforms to work.

That'll work, if the admin email address is good.

Define a “good” email address. Please.

“Do you receive any emails from WP?”

No, I’ve never received emails from WordPress. I really don’t understand why I would though. Does this mean that I can send myself emails through my website? I just lost another brain cell.

It's your admin email address.

The admin email address that I specify in the General Settings of my WordPress platform is the address that the comments are sent to, yes? Then what purpose does the FROM: email address serve? General understanding of functionality helps me find solutions.

IIS oftentimes means problems. (And) no, the prefix refers to e.g.
    http://yoursite.com/prefix/wp-…..b_ajax.php

Then, yes I have a prefix and IIS. My prefex scenario is, uh, well, stupid; that is, I created it out of the idea for security and to hide the fact that my site is using WP.  If I were to move my wp-content folder back to the Root directory would that help?

PHP Mailer is all SMTP, an alternative if your host doesn't support PHP's mail(). Go-Mommy is known for having issues in that department (And)  You should ask your provider: "Hey, do you guys support PHP mail() ?" (Plus) You can ask your provider: "Hey, do you guys support PHP mail() ? and what else do I need to consider to make it work, e.g. (FROM: address etc.)". (One More) Sure, because PHP Mailer is all SMTP, but they didn't say that. Perhaps you haven't asked.

"A TYPICAL CONSERVATION WITH MY GoDADDY AT DINNER"

(A One Act Play)

By Cforms Paranoid Much Idiot

Me: “I want to use a contact form on my WordPress site. Ideally, I what the form to send comments to a Gmail account. I just need to know if there is anything I need to set up on my Godaddy account to for phpMailer to work. I set up a SMTP plan but no luck.”

GoDaddy: “Php Mailer is installed by default within your hosting account. You must specify the following  relay server to send out from: relay-hositng.secureserver.net when setting this up. I apologize for any inconvenience.

In regards to our previous response, you can use the mail() function in your PHP. You can also use other methods besides mail() in your code to send messages from your site.

Two form mailers are included in Windows shared hosting accounts: webformmailer.asp and gdform.php. To use a form mailer, create a Web form in HTML that links to one of our scripts and upload it to your hosting account.”

Me: “I guess want my real question is can the php form mailer, ‘PhpMailer’, in the cformsII plugin for WordPress work with a Godaddy shared (windows) hosting account? Or do I have to use the scripts provided by Godaddy, e.g. gdform.php?

GoDaddy: “You would not want to use the scripts provided as WordPress tends to over-take the scripting.”

Me:  “I know my questions are redundant but in the ultimate search for the correct language I ask: Do you guys support PHP mail()? And what else do I need to consider to make my plug-in form work, e.g. FROM: address etc.?

 If GoDaddy does not support Php Mail function how can I get PHP Mailer or another SMTP to work. In my search I’ve discovered that GoDaddy is infamous for having issues in this department.”

GoDaddy: “ …”  waiting for response.

Yuck.

I know. Why doesn’t my GoDaddy love me?

Nota Bene: Oliver, you can wait until I fill you in with GoDaddy’s response to my last question before replying.

Danke vielmals!,
-Cform

GoDaddy: “PHP mail() is supported on all of our Linux shared hosting plans, and our Windows shared hosting plans using IIS 7. When using PHP mail() you do not need to specify a server to send email out from. Please reply with the system requirements for your script, and we will let you know if it is supported on our servers.”

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What is my system requirements for my script, and if I don't need to specify a server what goes in the FORM: address field?

As always, thanks.

Ok, so I should ask GoDaddy again for a FROM: address, but what about their question: "Please reply with the system requirements for your script, and we will let you know if it is supported on our servers."?

I'd like to include both the FROM: address question and the system requirements for my script.

And what about the fact that I'm not getting emails from WP? Any directions how I can trouble shoot that?

thanks

Here's what GoDaddy said, again.

We apologize for any confusion caused. If you are using the mail ( ) function in your PHP you do not need to specify an outgoing mail server. The PHP mail ( ) function will work on our Windows IIS7 shared hosting since PHP is supported on this hosting environment. You may use the previously provided instructions to use our form mailer if you'd prefer instead of using PHP mail ( ) function.

I wished my OS from windows to linux. But I still get nothing. You said it sounds like WordPress is sending emails but there not reaching my inbox.

When I first looked inot the form settings after swtiching to Linux. I got a message about the abspath.php file. Inside this file there's what looks like the end of a URI. What should be in that file?

I don't know what else to do.

Praise the Lord Almight! It's a mircle. Sweat Gee-zus! I had a revelation. A booming voice told me: "Ignore your GoDaddy, transfer your hosting OS to Linux, Delete *ALL* cforms Data, deactivate plugin, delete cforms file from server, re-upload new cforms folder and reactive."

As a pious follow I obeyed. Now comes the true trial and tribulations. STYLING!

Thanks your call the help…

cformsgenius

with no URL to look at I can only point you to the FAQs and the forum search. like you said it's well documented.