Mailing a text file created on the fly?

[entropy]

Hello All,

I'm creating text files on the fly when a user submits some data through a form. Basically these files are stored in a sub dir with a random name, and I've got an email script which then notifies a recipient where this text file is and what its filename is.

What I'd really like to do, however, is send the actual text file when it's created, as an attachment, to this email address.

Below is the code I have to create the file & send the notification email. I'd like to know how to adapt it to attach the text file (i already have a function to create the random name). If anybody can help me out I'd be really grateful.

Thanks, Entropy.

// now write to file

if(strlen($csvLine) > 0) {
$uniqueFile = false;
while ($uniqueFile == false) {
$randomName = random_name(20);
$randomName .= ".csv";
if (! file_exists(DIRECTORY . $randomName)) {
$uniqueFile = true;
}
}
$fp = fopen (DIRECTORY . $randomName, "w");
$write = fwrite( $fp, $csvLine );
fclose( $fp );
}

// email
$email_address = "[e-mail]";
$email_from = "[e-mail]";

$email_text = "Hi, \n";
$email_text .= "\n";
$email_text .= "An application has just been received for the position: $jobtitle. Click here to view this file: \n";
$email_text .= "\n";
$email_text .= SITE_ADDRESS . DIRECTORY . $randomName . "\n";

mail($email_address, "Automated Csv", $email_text, $email_from);

[Weedpacket]

Rather than reinvent the wheel, you can use the HTML Mime Mail class by Richard Heyes. (Don't worry about the "HTML" in the name; "Mime" is what you're looking for).

PHPGuru.org

[entropy]

Hi Weedpacket (!)

Cheers for that - one thing I need to know, how do I attach that file which jas just been created $randomName to the email?

Cheers,

Entropy

[Weedpacket]

Well, one thing you can ask yourself now is whether you still need to retain the file (since you're already mailing it out to the recipient).

But checking my archive of the class, I see the file API.txt, which says (among many other useful things):

void addAttachment(string filedata, string filename, string content_type, string encoding)

Use this method to add an attachment to the message....

string getFile(string filename)

Reads the given filename in and returns it. Use this to read files and add them as attachments or embedded images/objects. See the examples for usages.