Forms & PHP

Set up the Leverage contact form so it delivers email to your inbox and resists spam. The template includes a ready-to-use form powered by two PHP files in assets/php.

• Directoryassets

  • Directoryphp

    • form.php sends the email
    • recaptcha.php verifies the visitor

PHP needs a server

PHP runs on the server, not in the browser. To test the form you’ll need PHP-capable hosting (or a local server like XAMPP) — opening the .html file straight from disk won’t send mail.

form.php — sending email

form.php delivers the message a visitor submits through the contact form.

1. Open assets/php/form.php in your code editor.

2. Set your recipient address. Find the destination email field and replace it with the address where you want messages delivered.

3. Translate the text (optional). The success and error messages shown to the visitor are defined in this file — reword or translate them to fit your site.

4. Save and upload to your host, then send a test message to confirm it arrives.

recaptcha.php — blocking spam

recaptcha.php connects the form to Google reCAPTCHA v3 so bots can’t flood your inbox. It needs your secret key, and the form also needs a site key in your HTML and JavaScript — the full walkthrough is on its own page:

Set up Google reCAPTCHARegister your site, get your keys, and wire them into recaptcha.php and main.js.