This quick eight step guide will show you how easy it is to install simpleContact Lite on your own website.
This guide assumes you have already setup your database name, database username and database password. And you have already downloaded simpleContact Lite.
1. Inside the simpleContact Lite folder you will see two files and one folder.
2. Double click the simpleContact 1.2 folder and locate a file called sc_config.php, open it. Find lines 19, 20 and 21, enter your database name, database username and database password. Save these changes.
3. Upload the contents of simpleContact 1.2 (folder) to your web server. Make sure these files are in the same root folder as your index file.
4. Now go to your website www.yourwebsitename.com/sc_admin
5. You will see this screen (see below). To create an account, enter your email address and choose a password.
6. Visit www.yourwebsitename.com/contact.php here you will see a basic simpleContact form. This contact page can be customised with CSS to blend in seamlessly with the rest of your website.
8. Thats it, all done! Why not send yourself a test message?
One last thing…
Every part of simpleContact Lite is easy to use and well thought out. You probably won’t need it but below is a brief explanation of the five sections in the simpleContact Lite control panel.
Contact fields
Tick the boxes you want show up on your form, you can also decide if they are required or not. This means the form won’t submit unless all the required information is provided. Nice.
Recipients
Here you can add and remove email addresses that receive a notification every-time someone uses the contact form.
Redirects
You can specify your own redirects here if needed. Just like your contact form these pages can also be easily styled with CSS.
Response
This is set to off as default, turn it on if you want simpleContact Lite to automatically send out a thank you message when the contact form is submitted. The thank you message can be customised to your liking. Remember to save changes.
User options
Here you can change your login email address and password.
Pro version also available
As you can see simpleContact Lite really is…. simple! This free version is perfect if you only require a basic contact form. The Pro version is avaliable for only $25 (£15).
The Pro version allows you more freedom to customise the form itself, change the order of fields all without touching a line of code. Very cool.
It’s very easy to upgrade from the Lite to the Pro version, simplecontact Pro can detect the Lite version and simply upgrades it, keeping your database intact.
Visit the simpleContact Pro website for a full list of features.