Sending information on forms to email address

I have successfully uploaded my website onto papa host, however when testing my online contact me form, that was created in dreamweaver, the data is not sent to the set email address.

As i have never done server-side scripting i am really confused, i have done some research and discovered the traditional "mailto:" method does not work with all browsers. I have searched papa host for any scripts available to send the information on the form to my email address but don't really understand it.

Could someone please explain how getting data sent from forms works as well as the best method for me to take?

thanks.