[RESOLVED] PHPMailer Class

Dawg

I am trying to get it working with a form that is filled out. I know PHPMailer works because I used the test page they have and changed the address and I did receive the test email. I have this contact page in the PHPMailer in the /PHPMailer folder.

This contact page is working as a php mail() page but we want to set something up so people can send stories with several attached photos. But I need to get the PHPMailer basics first.

Here is the page link. Ignore the file attachment because it is not codded in yet.

If you see something I am missing please point me in the right direction.

Thanks

Dawg

I found my errors,

Now I need to get the attachment working.

Thanks

Dawg

Ok, I got the mailer working all by my self (pat on the back)

Now I cannot seem to get the addattachment working. I went to the PHPMailer site and tried everything they suggested but still nothing works.

Any suggestions??

Thanks

Dawg

Well, I seem to be sending something with my PHPMailer Class. But when I receive it it cannot be opened. SO I am either sending nothing but a name or it is getting corrupted.

I think I am sending a name. I don't seem to be able to get the path to the file on my computer to display when I debug.

How the heck do they make this work? All the examples and tutorials look like it is so easy to add an attachment.

I hope someone responds.

Thanks

Dawg

Here is the question that seems to come to mind in reguards to attachments with PHPMailer.

Do I need to make sure the images are uploaded to the server first before attaching them? OR are users supposed to be able to upload attachments directly from their computers? I found nothing in the PHPMailer documentation that says I need to upload them to the server first. And I could not find any code in the phpmailer addattachment code that deals with his either.

I am getting confused because the documentation and examples do not seem to cover this which I think is the most important part of the Class.

Thanks

cahva

The docs suggest that the file needs to be in the server to use it. From the example:

$mail->AddAttachment("/var/tmp/file.tar.gz");         // add attachments

And it IS on the server when you post that form. The file is in temporary place after upload ($FILES['attachment1']['tmp_name']). Read more about uploading from the manual. Heres an example for your mailer:

$mail->AddAttachment($_FILES['attachment1']['tmp_name'], $_FILES['attachment1']['name']);  // optional name

..But dont use that directly. Dont trust anything coming from forms. Make sure that uploaded file is allowed type(if you want pictures, make sure its a picture etc.).

Dawg

Thanks, I didn't understand that the file was actually sitting on the server from the form post.

So here is what I am doing:

$file1_path = $_FILES['attachment1']['tmp_name'];
$file1_name = $_FILES['attachment1']['name'];
$file1_type = $_FILES['attachment1']['type'];

$mail->AddAttachment("$file1_path", "$file1_name", "base64","$file1_type");

Which yeilds this debug information"

File Path: /var/tmp/phpNsZtZE
File Name: 1.jpg
File Type: image/jpeg

So in the file path (tmp_name) is the "phpNsZtZE" the tmp file or a sub dir of the tmp dir??

I know I am close but it is all failing to send the mail now.

Thanks

cahva

It is the actual file. The filenames that are temporary on the server are ofcourse randomized. You can check that there was no error using $_FILE['attachment1']['error']. If its higher than 0, there has been some error in the upload. Check the manual for the error codes.

BTW, you dont have to use quotes around variables(and you shouldnt).
So this style is better:

$mail->AddAttachment($file1_path, $file1_name, "base64",$file1_type);

Ofcourse you CAN use but usually theres something else in there too. And if you use variables inside quotes, they should be put inside brackets. For example:

$name = 'cahva';
echo "Hi, my name is {$name}.";

Dawg

Thanks cahva, I think the problem was the quotes. It works fine with no errors. It always amazes that "The problem is staring you in the face but you can't see it." That's a good quote.

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