shell script for testing contact form - from external site

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Hi @hotify ,

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Hello! I understand that you’re trying to set up an external test to ensure your contact form is always working. I have some suggestions to help you better understand the issue and why your bash script isn’t working as expected:

1 - First, try testing the form directly on the website:

fetch('https://calmbuddhi.com.au/contact#ContactForm', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
  },
  body: new URLSearchParams({
    'form_type': 'contact',
    'utf8': '✓',
    'contact[Name]': 'Test Name',
    'contact[email]': 'test@example.com',
    'contact[Message]': 'This is a test message'
  })
})
.then(response => response.text())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));

You’ll see a successful submit request in the Network tab.

3 - Now, try running the same script on a different website (not https://calmbuddhi.com.au). You’ll see a CORS error with status code 304 in the Network tab.

4 - This is why you can’t use a bash script to test this form externally. Your website has CORS security measures in place that prevent requests from other domains.

To address this issue, you have several options:

  1. If you have server access, you could configure it to allow CORS from your domain. However, this may pose security risks.
  2. Create a separate API endpoint on your server to check the status of the contact form. This endpoint could perform internal checks and return results without encountering CORS issues.
  3. Use a third-party website testing service capable of simulating user interactions.
  4. If you still want to use a bash script, you could consider using a proxy server to bypass CORS, but this is not recommended for security reasons.

In conclusion, the inability to use a bash script to test the form externally is due to CORS security measures, not an error in your script. I recommend considering safer alternative methods to test the availability of your contact form.

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