Title: form not contacting process.php page for processing
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# form not contacting process.php page for processing

 *  [vinsprinter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinsprinter/)
 * (@vinsprinter)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-not-contacting-processphp-page-for-processing/)
 * Hi, I am trying to get a small newsletter subscriber form working. I have placed
   the form in a div on the home page. Page URL = [http://localhost/saint_stanislaus](http://localhost/saint_stanislaus)–
   I have set the action of the form to process.php and the method=”post”.
 * The home page is set as a template and not a default. The page is saved as: saint_stanislaus_youth_club_home.
   php – within this page I have the form set into a <div>.
 * I set up another page in wordpress called process.php and the template page for
   that page is called – process.php and saved to the same directory as the saint_stanislaus_youth_club_home.
   php
 * When I fill out the newsletter form and click the submit button I get this error:
 * Not Found
 * The requested URL /saint_stanislaus/process.php was not found on this server.
 * Can somebody please tell me where I am going wrong. This form works in it’s own
   directory when tested in the browser but when I put it into wordpress it will
   not work. I know it might be something simple. I would be grateful for any help.
 * Also I do not want to use a plug-in. I need to do this so that I can use it in
   a portfolio for work purposes.
 * Thanks

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 *  [Jos.SnchZ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jossnchz/)
 * (@jossnchz)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-not-contacting-processphp-page-for-processing/#post-4458636)
 * Hi,
 * The problem seems related to the form submit action.
    Usually, it’s better to
   POST to the same page and if the data is saved correctly you redirect the user
   to the thank-you page. Next time the user tries to signup again you’d just check
   the info in the database before storing the new one.
 * If for tracking reasons you need a separate process file, u’d create a WordPress
   page called Process, exclude it from navigation, and then submit your form to
   that page. Easiest way immo is:
 *     ```
       $your_url = get_permalink( page_id );
       <form method="post" action="'. esc_url( $your_url  ) .'" name="my-form-name" id="my-form-name">
           your code
       </form>
       ```
   
 * Hope that helps,
    Regards

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