Can anyone provide a dummy guide \ code snippets on how to create a front end form in Magento that posts data to a controller action.
Im trying to write a variant of the contact us from. (I know its easy to modify the contact us form, as outlined here). I'm trying to also create a feedback form with additional fields.
Given this basic form:
<form action="<?php echo $this->getFormAction(); ?>" id="feedbackForm" method="post">
<div class="input-box">
<label for="name"><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Name') ?> <span class="required">*</span></label><br />
<input name="name" id="name" title="<?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Name') ?>" value="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->helper('contacts')->getUserName()) ?>" class="required-entry input-text" type="text" />
</div>
<div class="button-set">
<p class="required"><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('* Required Fields') ?></p>
<button class="form-button" type="submit"><span><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Submit') ?></span></button>
</div>
</form>
What are the basic step I need to take to get inputted name to a controller action for processing?