In this tutorial we show how to create a modern contact form that is linked by a simple text link and opens in a fancy Lightbox where all form handling, including reCAPTCHA validations, are processed by PHP and the jQuery Ajax function.

This PHP / jQuery tutorial explains how-to upload a file PHP from ThickBox and how after successful upload the filename is passed to the parent document. The function is a useful addition for custom content management systems.

Using the SMTP server from Gmail is a good choice for mail application with less than 500 recipients a day. This tutorials shows you how to send mail messages via SMTP using PHPmailer and Gmail.