Contact Form 7 – Local Host

Hello,

I’m trying to use WordPress at work for a sign up terminal for an upcoming trade show we are doing. This will be used to capture customer information for marketing and other things in the future. I currently have a fresh install of WP running on XAMPP. Internet access at the venue is spotty and unreliable at times. We used WordPress last year hosted on a real server and it turned into a nightmare because of internet issues.

Using Contact Form 7 and Contact Form 7 to DB Extension I am able to capture the information into a database on the local computer and export later on into an Excel file.

The issue I have is the install is on my local pc when you submit the form it comes up saying it is unable to send your message. In the backend I can see the form data capture and stored properly, however the contact form still has data displayed (since there was the error).

Is there a way for me to trick WordPress into seeing a mail server when using XAMPP? Or is there a way I can have the form cleared on submit regardless of what happens? I’ve never attempted something like this but I’m sure there must be a way.

Thanks