executing PHP scripts using email

mjamil

Hey All,

Nice website!

I've written a PHP application at work for tracking software bugs, and one of the features is the ability to add a note to a particular bug.

Is it possible for a user to send a note as an email message (rather than going to application's page and submitting a note there)?

For example, if a bug exists in the database with the ID: v100

A user could send an email, in the subject line write: add note #v100#
and the body of the message could be the new note, and this note could be added to the database.

Thanks,
Jamil

Norman_Graham

Hi Mjamil

You want PHP to log into an e-mail account, read the e-mails and then add the content of particular e-mails to the database?

I think not. You might be able to do that in Perl, although I've no idea how.

You need an online form in which the user adds the note and submits. Then you can do whatever you like with the content.

Or have I completely misunderstood your question?

Norm

mjamil

"Or have I completely misunderstood your question?",

No, you completely understood my point Norm.

I currently have an interface for adding notes (a form users can fill out), but I'm looking for quicker ways people can add notes (ie send an email to a particular address).

Thanks,
Jamil

Doug_G

This google search may be interresting

http://www.google.com/search?q=php+pop3&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official