Example: Sending Email Using a Remote PHP Web Script

[Intrigued]

Not bad for free. :yes

Corey...

You stated there are lot of free PHP 5 hosting companys. Any you recommend?

My provider only offers PHP 4.3.0, and I noticed that PHP 5 has several functions that cut down on one's coding (like, file_put_contents).

If they did not have ADs of any sort that would rock as well... but, I understand if the free offering comes with such ties.

Thanks in advance,

[Corey]

Hi I don't have any specific names since free hosts come and go so fast but there's a few sites like this which can help you find something quick:

http://www.free-webhosts.com/

[Intrigued]

Hi I don't have any specific names since free hosts come and go so fast but there's a few sites like this which can help you find something quick:

http://www.free-webhosts.com/

I hear you...

Earlier I spent 20 minutes looking through sites like that one you posted (but not that one in particular, thanks). Some have some zany requirements.

[Corey]

Yeah, I've seen a few whacky ones, "Must be a Guyanese soccer player between 14 and 42 with interests in biology, gourmet cooking, and stilt juggling", etc...

I know for a fact there are some freebies with PHP5 because I tested some scripts a few months ago that way. Wish I could remember the name but hey, let's face, frankly I'm lucky I manage to find my way to the keyboard each morning, let alone recall something like that. Think "Jim" from the TV show "Taxi".

[longedge]

Great example that works perfectly using my website. Once again it's an example that immediately starts the cogs whirring and I can think of all sorts of ways to extend this - for starters in a help system to automatically collect system data to append to requests - because users never give you enough detail do they

I've been asked if I could implement something similar on our lan. I've got access to a server running IIS and I'll install php on there but if I understand things correctly php will have to be able to 'see' an smtp server right? Anybody done this?

[Corey]

Hi. I'm not too sure about that, does this link maybe answer that?

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=1454249

[longedge]

Thanks Corey - seems to doesn't it. I read it as "You don't need access to smtp server so I shall be giving that a try", either way the combination/example is great :yes

[myhq]

Here A New Way

$subject = $HTTP_GET_VARS["sb"];
$body = $HTTP_GET_VARS["body"];
$from = $HTTP_GET_VARS["from"];
// specify recipient email address
$to="Your E-mail Address";

// send our email
mail ("$to","$subject","$body","$from");
echo "To: " . $to . " |Subject: " . $subject. " |From: " .$from." |Message: " .$body;
?>

Save To Any Name With The Extension (.php)

[myhq]

Here A New Way

First Create Three Label And Name It As Follow
From:
Subject:
Messege:
Then Create Three Input
Then Create A Button
And Set The Text As Submit
And Add The Below Script To The Submit Button On The On Click Event


-- clear error variable
error = 0;

-- Get values from input fields
from = Input.GetText("Input1");
subject = Input.GetText("Input2");
body = Input.GetText("Input3");
-- Submit To Server
tSubmitValues = {
sb = subject;
body = body;
from = from;
}

-- check for empty fields and deliver errors if needed
if String.Length(from) < 1 then
Dialog.Message("Error", "Please enter your email address and re-submit. Thank you.");
error = 1;
end
if String.Length(subject) < 1 then
Dialog.Message("Error", "Please enter your email subject and re-submit. Thank you.");
error = 1;
end
if String.Length(body) < 1 then
Dialog.Message("Error", "Please enter your email message and re-submit. Thank you.");
error = 1;
end

if error~=1 then
-- if no errors exist, send the email now and give a confirmation dialog
result = HTTP.Submit("http://Your Website Address/Your Script.php", tSubmitValues, SUBMITWEB_GET, 1, Your Port Number, nil, nil);
Dialog.Message("Submit Confirmation", "The Following Data You Just Sent Is: \r\n" .. result);
Dialog.Message("Thank You", "We Will Get Back To You Shortly\r\n", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);
Page.Jump("Home");
end

[travisperkins]

Exampel sends empty email

The example given to download in this thread always sends an empty email for me.

Yet no one else seems to have had problems with it.

[peterruiter]

same problem

same problem here.... empty message from my own "to" address

[peterruiter]

myhq's way seems to work :P

[goukilord10]

myhq's way seems to work :P

but i get "nobody" as the email sender
and the sender adress i use get wrote inside the mail :(

[Ham]

Many thanks for the example Corey:yes

[tripc]

if i want its will send the message from 2 input text

i cant do (Input.GetText("Input1")); (Input.GetText("Input2"));

so how i will do this?

for explame:

To:
Subject:
Age:
Address:

and the message mail will send to me like this:

Subject
and the message will be(body):
Age:
Address: