PROS! Sending HTML e-mails via PHP?

brianb

hello all,

I've never dealt with this sort of thing before. Can anyone give me some pointers on where to start?

I've looked over the PHP manual's mail() function, but didn't really see anything on HTML e-mails.

Any guidance is appreicated!

Thanks in advance.

diego25

Search google or this dicussion forum and you'll find many tutorials and discussion threads.

Diego

dalecosp

Check here, even. One guy even posted an
entire HTML mail class in a thread here last month... can't say I checked it through, though. Seemed kinda like the old 4th grade "mines bigger than yours" thing to me...

Weedpacket

Yep. Search for html email. So simple even a non-PRO! can do it.

feldon23

Formmail and quit the f*cking "Pros!".

brianb

I will USE pros until I die, just because it pisses you guys off. 🙂

feldon23

Well, look for the advice well to dry up. That's my new mission in life.

brianb

SOUNDS GREAT!

Thanks man. I love you. 😃

jebster

Originally posted by brianb
I've looked over the PHP manual's mail() function, but didn't really see anything on HTML e-mails.

Did you really?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php
From that page:

Example 4. Sending complex email.

/* recipients */
$to  = "Mary <mary@example.com>" . ", " ; // note the comma
$to .= "Kelly <kelly@example.com>";

/* subject */
$subject = "Birthday Reminders for August";

/* message */
$message = '
<html>
<head>
 <title>Birthday Reminders for August</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Here are the birthdays upcoming in August!</p>
<table>
 <tr>
  <th>Person</th><th>Day</th><th>Month</th><th>Year</th>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Joe</td><td>3rd</td><td>August</td><td>1970</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sally</td><td>17th</td><td>August</td><td>1973</td>
 </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
';

/* To send HTML mail, you can set the Content-type header. */
$headers  = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

/* additional headers */
$headers .= "From: Birthday Reminder <birthday@example.com>\r\n";

$headers .= "Cc: [email]birthdayarchive@example.com[/email]\r\n";
$headers .= "Bcc: [email]birthdaycheck@example.com[/email]\r\n";

/* and now mail it */
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);

brianb

Thanks Jebster...

So, where does the text version AND HTML version come in? Don't I need to be sending both?

jebster

Originally posted by brianb
Thanks Jebster...

So, where does the text version AND HTML version come in? Don't I need to be sending both?

Why both? Is this for a mailing list or something and only certain address are to get HTML and other just plain text?

Sorry, but I'm still a newb, so I doubt I could come up with something like that off the top of my head! 🙁

LOL the only reason I knew about that HTML mail funtion thing is cause I just found out about it today while making a guest book script! 😉

Weedpacket

I know how.

brianb

Hey Weed,

You saw the subject of this post. It said 'PROS!'. You with your thousands of posts on this board are obviously a PRO. 😃

Can you please give me some insight here.

I have a mailing list. There is no option for HTML or TEXT e-mailing, so when the mail is sent it must contain both I assume.

Please. Enlighten me.

Thanks.

Weedpacket

Nah, I'm sick of answering this question over and over again on this forum. So is everyone else. Besides, you've pissed me off.

Digimatt

I used to work for an "e-mail marketing" company. We did a lot of research and it really isn't neccessary to send both forms of e-mail. 98% of e-mail recipients have HTML preset by Microsoft. They want to SPAM you with HTML e-mail, so they set their e-mail app to accept HTML e-mail.

Most people never even think of turning it off. There is no need for a multipart e-mail.

People used to be more willing to help out around here. What seems to be the problem?

The example given above from the manual is sufficient to get started, but get creative. You'll be surprized at what you can do.

Good luck

jebster

Just to calify(sp?)

Originally posted by Digimatt
The assholes that are telling you they are tired of answering your question need to go find a porn site and stay away from attempts to feel intelligent by being above answering you.

Weedpacket has reason for saying what he did! Look:

Originally posted by brianb
I will USE pros until I die, just because it pisses you guys off. 🙂

Digimatt

If people don't want to be helpful, they should stay out of the thread.

feldon23

Digimatt,

Excuse me, but if you saw all the shit brianb has been giving us over the past few weeks, you would refuse to answer his questions too.

If people don't want to be helpful, they should stay out of the thread.

If abusive individuals like you and brian are going to propogate through this forum, we'll just ask the moderators to ban you.

You are getting free advice AND giving us attitude? Uh, no. This is not EFNet.

Digimatt

Grow up.

feldon23

It is an incredible sign of immaturity to expect free help and advice in exchange for being a prick. The real world does not work this way.