emailing an html file in php

[Anon]

I would like to create an html file and send it as an email using PHP3.

The code is something like this:

<?php

$to = "[e-mail]";

$subject="A message from your Webmaster";

$mailBody = "<p>We have a new feature for you. <a href=www.myisp.com>Visit</a> us again.";

$header = "From: Webmaster";

mail($to, $subject, $mailBody, $header);

?>

With this code, the html tags are showing in the email. How can I send this so it is emailed like an html page?

Thanks in advance.

[Anon]

I'll only answer this if you promise not to use it to send spam. :-)

If you can safely assume that your recipients have HTML-compatible mail readers, then this is fairly simple. Change like so:

$header = "Content-type: text/html\r\nFrom: Webmaster <[e-mail]>";

Note that you should have a valid address in the From: line.

[Anon]

Thanks Steve. And I promise not to use this for spamming. :-)

[Anon]

Also look at the recent PHPBuilder article on the subject:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/kartic20000807.php3

...it will probably uncover some little tricks and tips that will turn out to be important in the long run.

--Robert