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Posted by Zareef Ahmed on 03/08/05 06:58
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:02:32 +0530, anirudh dutt <aneroid@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:37:52 +0530, Zareef Ahmed <zareef.ahmed@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Robert,
> >
> > Please take a look at php manual and try to know something about
> > $_POST, $_GET etc.
> > Your code is full of errors.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 15:33:30 -0500, Robert <sigler@cox.net> wrote:
> > > $sendto = "$row[1]";
> > > echo "<br>Row one output = $sendto<br>";
> > > mail ($_POST['sendto'],'Testing', $body, $headers);
> > Again you are sending the mail to same person very time.
>
> no, that part is correct.
Dear Anirudh,
Yes syntax is correct but receipent field is looking for the value in
$_POST and programe is intended to send the emails to users in the
database.
> while ($row = mysql_fetch_array ($result, MYSQL_NUM)) {
> ...
> mail ($_POST['sendto'],'Testing', $body, $headers);
> echo "Sent to $row[1]<br>";} // <--*
$row['1'] is correct but it was not used as the reciepent.
zareef ahmed
> mysql_free_result ($result);
>
> * the values are retrieved and used in the loop, the mail IS going to
> the right person.
>
> > > $headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
> > > $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
> > > $headers .= "From: ";
> > From is not set, value is not here.
>
> this is the part that's causing the problem. u can leave it empty and
> let the system put the admin's email id. don't leave it incomplete
> though.
>
> i agree that there are logical errors regarding the data he's used,
> but that's not why it didn't work.
>
> @Robert: u may want to print/echo all the vars for mail() before using
> it, helps to debug. check all $POST vars too. this is how i generally
> set the headers:
> $headers = "From: $fname <$from_email>\n"."Return-Path: $ret"."\n";
>
> i use return path so that bounce messages/delivery failures go to another id.
>
> if u want to add the X-Mailer header:
> $headers.= 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion()."\n";
> (note ^^^ the dot)
>
> if still doesn't work, replace ur \r\n with \n. check manual page for details.
>
> considering that u're possibly mass mailing...
> http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php
> [quote]
> Note: It is worth noting that the mail() function is not suitable
> for larger volumes of email in a loop. This function opens and closes
> an SMTP socket for each email, which is not very efficient.
>
> For the sending of large amounts of email, see the PEAR::Mail, and
> PEAR::Mail_Queue packages.
> [/quote]
> u could also open a pipe to the mail program...
> http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/PHP/Getting-Intimate-With-PHPs-Mail-Function/2/
>
> hth
>
> --
> ]#
> Anirudh Dutt
>
> ...pilot of the storm who leaves no trace
> like thoughts inside a dream
>
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Zareef Ahmed :: A PHP Developer in India ( Delhi )
Homepage :: http://www.zareef.net
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