well since im smart :p here's a tip:
for TEXT submit buttons:
print "<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=\"javascript\">
function send()
{document.NAME OF FORM HERE.submit()}
</SCRIPT>";
then for the link:
print "<a href=\"#\" onClick=\"send()\">Submit The Data</a>";
so for example
print "<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=\"javascript\">
function send()
{document.myform.submit()}
</SCRIPT><form name=\"myform\" action=\"myphpscript.php\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"email\"><br><br><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"send()\">Submit your name to a long list of names</a>";