Troubleshooting problems with forms
So we are almost at the end; the last recipe in the book is about things to do when things go wrong. As we've seen, ChronoForms is a complex and flexible extension that offers many ways to get things done with Joomla!, and almost as many ways for them to fail.
We'll look here at a few techniques that can help sort out problems when they arise. You have, of course, already taken a big step by getting this book.
Troubleshooting is as much an art as a science. A logical approach will help, and so will experience with Joomla! and with website coding. While the recipe here has a sequence of steps, it should be viewed as a list of suggestions for you to try rather than a rigid procedure to work through.
How to do it...
1. Removing Submit URLs
If there is an entry in the Submit URL box on the Form Editor | General tab, then Joomla! will submit the form to that address. ChronoForms will never see it and therefore can't send e-mails, save data, or do anything else...