I have a very simple forum and need to have it send an email to all of the users in the database notifying them of a new posting or response to a current posting. I am needing help on how to add this automatically generated email notification. Below is my code for adding a forum topic and adding a response to a forum topic:
add_topic.php -
// get data that sent from form
$topic=$POST['topic'];
$detail=$POST['detail'];
$name=$POST['name'];
$email=$POST['email'];
$datetime=date("d/m/y h:i:s"); //create date time
$sql="INSERT INTO $tbl_name(topic, detail, name, email, datetime)VALUES('$topic', '$detail', '$name', '$email', '$datetime')";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if($result){
echo "Successful<BR>";
echo "<a href=main_forum.php>View your topic</a>";
}
else {
echo "ERROR";
}
mysql_close();
ob_end_flush();
add_answer.php -
// Get value of id that sent from hidden field
$id=$_POST['id'];
// Find highest answer number.
$sql="SELECT MAX(a_id) AS Maxa_id FROM $tbl_name WHERE question_id='$id'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
$rows=mysql_fetch_array($result);
// add + 1 to highest answer number and keep it in variable name "$Max_id". if there no answer yet set it = 1
if ($rows) {
$Max_id = $rows['Maxa_id']+1;
}
else {
$Max_id = 1;
}
// get values that sent from form
$a_name=$POST['a_name'];
$a_email=$POST['a_email'];
$a_answer=$_POST['a_answer'];
$datetime=date("d/m/y H:i:s"); // create date and time
// Insert answer
$sql2="INSERT INTO $tbl_name(question_id, a_id, a_name, a_email, a_answer, a_datetime)VALUES('$id', '$Max_id', '$a_name', '$a_email', '$a_answer', '$datetime')";
$result2=mysql_query($sql2);
if($result2){
echo "Successful<BR>";
echo "<a href='view_topic.php?id=".$id."'>View your answer</a>";
// If added new answer, add value +1 in reply column
$tbl_name2="forum_question";
$sql3="UPDATE $tbl_name2 SET reply='$Max_id' WHERE id='$id'";
$result3=mysql_query($sql3);
}
else {
echo "ERROR";
}
mysql_close();
I need this to work right away as this is delaying the completion of this project. Thank you for your help and time.
