Hi there,
I’m trying to set up a new Netlify form, but can’t seem to get it working.
Here’s the HTML:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-8 mx-auto">
<!-- To configure the contact form email address, go to mail/contact_me.php and update the email address in the PHP file on line 19. -->
<form name="sentMessage" id="contactForm" method="POST" novalidate="novalidate" netlify>
<div class="control-group">
<div class="form-group floating-label-form-group controls mb-0 pb-2">
<label>Name</label>
<input class="form-control" id="name" type="text" placeholder="Name" required="required" data-validation-required-message="Please enter your name.">
<p class="help-block text-danger"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="control-group">
<div class="form-group floating-label-form-group controls mb-0 pb-2">
<label>Email Address</label>
<input class="form-control" id="email" type="email" placeholder="Email Address" required="required" data-validation-required-message="Please enter your email address.">
<p class="help-block text-danger"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="control-group">
<div class="form-group floating-label-form-group controls mb-0 pb-2">
<label>Phone Number</label>
<input class="form-control" id="phone" type="tel" placeholder="Phone Number" required="required" data-validation-required-message="Please enter your phone number.">
<p class="help-block text-danger"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="control-group">
<div class="form-group floating-label-form-group controls mb-0 pb-2">
<label>Message</label>
<textarea class="form-control" id="message" rows="5" placeholder="Message" required="required" data-validation-required-message="Please enter a message."></textarea>
<p class="help-block text-danger"></p>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div id="success"></div>
<div class="form-group">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-xl" id="sendMessageButton">Send</button>
</div>
</form>
</div>
</div>
When I try to click ‘Send’, I get the following error message in the browser:
‘Sorry XXXX, it seems that my mail server is not responding. Please try again later!’
Is this a typical Netlify error message?
I’m a bit new at this so forgive me if I’ve missed something basic.
Cheers!