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Preventing SPAM on an online form

Hi everyone,

I recently created a simple HTML form and now I'm getting spam submissions. Is there a way to prevent this without using a Captcha script? One suggestion I've read is to put a hidden field in the form to make the bot work extra hard? I'm not exactly sure how to do this....any ideas? :)

Many thanks!

Michel Plungjan

I use a button - seems to help - by the way NEVER call anything in a form name="submit"
if you want to programatically submit the form you will not be allowed
I removed your name and changed to id="submitButton"

<form action="pleaseenablejavascript.html">
.
.
.
<input type="button" onClick="this.form.action='/Eyecarereviewform.php'" 
id="submitButton" style="height: 50px; width: 200px;" value="Submit Online Survey"/>
</form>

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joanna_l

ASKER

Hi mplungjan,

Thanks for getting back to me :) So if I make these changes it will help prevent the spam?

Many thanks,
Joanna

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joanna_l

ASKER

Hi mplunjan,

I tried inputting the code you provided and my form doesn't submit anymore. This is the form I am trying to get to work with your code: http://www.eyecarereview.ca/sampleform.htm

Thanks again :)

joanna_l

ASKER

Sorry, I'll attach the code since I have to have the form working - I'll revert back to the old form.

joanna_l

ASKER

Here it is!
form.doc

Michel Plungjan

SO sorry - I forgot to actually submit the form - the
this.form.submit()
will do that (but ONLY if you do NOT call the button submit)


<input type="button" 
onClick="this.form.action='/Eyecarereviewform.php'; this.form.submit()" 
id="submitButton" style="height: 50px; width: 200px;" value="Submit Online Survey"/>

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