[WSG] A few questions needing answers

[Universal Head]

Hello fellow pit miners!

I have a couple of questions that have plagued me lately - feel free to ignore these if they are too OT, but if not, perhaps someone can shine a lamp into the dark corners of my ignorance ... so to speak ...

Forms on Websites
Is there a good place that explains/makes available the coding involved for putting simple forms on sites? My programming knowledge doesn't go beyond css, xhtml and using JavaScript nuggets, but I've always wanted to be able to put contact forms on my sites.

Relative vs Absolute Links
I came across a server host the other day who insists on having all links in my site as absolute. Not only do I have to change all my links, but I can't check changes to my site without uploading it first. Why would he insist on such a thing? Do I have to go along with it or should he change *his* system?

HTML vs PHP
I notice a lot of sites I admire are using .php pages instead of .html. What are the advantages of this system, is learning basic php a nightmare and should I even contemplate it? I often download css ssites I admire to my computer to study and changing the .php suffixes to .html seems to not affect the working of the site at all.

Thanks for any enlightenment!
Cheers
Peter
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