mail() function

#1
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 06 January 2007 - 07:57 AM

Guests

You can send emails with this function.
It's syntax is very simple

mail(to,subject,message,headers,parameters)

example:

mail("myemail@host.xxx", "Hello!", "Here will be my message", "From: Jaan");

parameters is optional, it specifies an additional parameter to the sendmail program.

Here's little script with what you can send emails:

form.html

<form action="send.php" method="post">
Your name: <input type="text" name="name" size="30"><br>
Email:<input type="text" name="email" size="30"><br>
Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" size="30"><br>
<textarea cols="60" rows="10" name="message"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" value="Send">
</form>

send.php

<?php

$email = $_REQUEST['email'];
$name = $_REQUEST['name'];
$subject = $_REQUEST['subject'];
$message = $_REQUEST['message'];

if(empty($email) or empty($name) or empty($subject) or empty($message)){
die("Please fill your form correctly!"); 
}else{
mail($email, $subject, $message, "From: $name");
echo "Thank you!";
}

?>

Have fun!

Attached Files

email.rar 525bytes 39 downloads

#2
TcM

Posted 06 January 2007 - 11:09 AM

Writes binary right handed and hex left handed

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11,147 posts

So this is something like to send email anonymously?

#3
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 06 January 2007 - 11:12 AM

Guests

yup i guess.. but it still shows where this email came.. so

#4
John

Posted 06 January 2007 - 09:16 PM

Writes binary right handed and hex left handed

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6,321 posts

Nice, it's nice to see people take advantage of the empty() function, 99% of the cases i see, people use !isset()

#5
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 07 January 2007 - 05:31 AM

Guests

lol i use empty() because i remember when i learned php then this function was very simple to remember.. because empty is much simple word than isset ;)

#6
xtraze

Posted 08 January 2007 - 12:02 AM

Programming God

Members
910 posts

I know of a Mobile service provider which let's users to recieve SMS/MMS via E-mail.
It goes like this, when the phone number (local) is 999999999 the e-mail will be 99999999@sms.mobitel.lk
9999999@mms.mobitel.lk

Now for the Q.s

#Can I add a attachment feature for this.

#Can I only ask the users for the phone number and Add "@xxx.mobitel.lk" at the end automatically

#Can I let users to choose whether SMS/MMS via a combo menu

This can lead to a free SMS service dudes, I made one for SMS myself, but still cannot do the combobox, and attachment. Have No Idea of how to use it, Really complicated.