Using mail() as a hyperlink

[DJM]

I've searched the forums for an answer to this, but can't find it.

How do I send an e-mail using the mail() function directly from a link, so that when a user clicks on the link the mail will be sent?

Thanks in advance

[matto]

nope. php has to be executed server-side. it uses the server's mailing capability.

however you can write an all-purpose mailing script which you can reference to in <form action=mail.php>.

this script takes the submitted form data (e.g. from a textarea) and mails it using mail().

[DJM]

Thanks matto,

I was assuming that the link would be on a .php page on the server.

One obvious solution that came to mind after posting, was that I could simply make the link point to a page that would contain the mail() function and a message that the mail was sent/not sent.

[cahva]

If you mean using link instead of a submit button then yes its possible.

I dont know what you want to send via mail, but whatever it is but it in a form somewhere:

<form method="post" action="(link to the page where you want to use the mail()-function)" name="mailform">
<input type="hidden" name="mail" value="(this is where you put the contents of the mail)">
</form>

Then in a link you put: <a href="javascript:document.mailform.submit()">Send email</a>

Then in the page where you send the mail, you will have the mailcontents in a $_POST['mail']-variable

[DJM]

Ah, yes - thank you, I'll try that.