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Zoe Brown

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Since: Sep 08, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:55 am Post subject: HTML email using PHP Archived from groups: alt>php (more info?)

Hello How do i send a HTML email using PHP. I have tried loads of examples and they are not working. last example was <?php $to = blabla.DeleteThis@bla.net; $subject = 'Wakeup bob!'; $message = '<b>yo</b>, whassup?'; $headers = "From: server.DeleteThis@barnyard.com\r\n" . 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion() . "\r\n" . "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n" . "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8\r\n" . "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\r\n\r\n"; // Send mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers); ?> >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Geoff Berrow1

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:55 am Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I noticed that Message-ID: from Zoe Brown contained the following: >How do i send a HTML email using PHP. Don't. All html email is spam. -- Geoff Berrow 0110001001101100010000000110 001101101011011001000110111101100111001011 100110001101101111001011100111010101101011 >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Nicholas

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:55 am Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

>>How do i send a HTML email using PHP. > > Don't. All html email is spam. Do you have more quotes like this? >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Zoe Brown

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Geoff Berrow" wrote in message >I noticed that Message-ID: > from Zoe Brown contained the following: > >>How do i send a HTML email using PHP. > > Don't. All html email is spam. so what do you suggest instead, I need to be able to format the document on the server and then send. > > -- > Geoff Berrow 0110001001101100010000000110 > 001101101011011001000110111101100111001011 > 100110001101101111001011100111010101101011 >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Geoff Berrow1

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I noticed that Message-ID: from Nicholas contained the following: >> Don't. All html email is spam. > >Do you have more quotes like this? Well it is as far as I am concerned and I'm not alone. And unless it also has a plain text alternative I won't even see it. -- Geoff Berrow 0110001001101100010000000110 001101101011011001000110111101100111001011 100110001101101111001011100111010101101011 >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Zoe Brown

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> That's not a troll; it is actually some good advice although rather > blunt and uninformative. I do not open email containing HTML. It goes > directly to my bozo bin. I assume I'm not alone in this. I prefer to > read mail in plain text without your choice of horrid text and > background colors; without the awfully sized text jumping off the > screen at me. > Its not my choice, this is a form to be emailed only to a client who wants to have it look a certain way. >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Zoe Brown

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:55 am Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> I understand that; unfortunately, clients don't always want to do it > the "right" way. The your in my quote above wasn't intended to be > you, or anyone else in particular, just whoever chooses some of the > awful stuff I've seen. Maybe send your client (anonymously, of course) > a few emails with hot pink backgrounds and 200px tall lime green text? do I have any other options ? At the end of the day they have a paper version of an order form and they want this to be completed online by the customer and then something as close to the paper form emailed to them. Also - would you have any idea's why I dont seem to be able to send HTML to outlook express, the headers in the document are just being treated as text. >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Steve222

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Since: Sep 20, 2004
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:41 am Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\r\n\r\n"; Re: problems with Outlook Express, OE may be confused by your extra CRLF in the header. Don't do this, let PHP sort out the break between header and body. --- Steve >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

External

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

You then must miss alot of important emails as outlook which is probably the most popular email software by default sends all emails as HTML. You have to manually set it to send in plain text which I know for a fact 90% of users wouldnt even know how to do. "Geoff Berrow" wrote in message > I noticed that Message-ID: > from Nicholas contained the following: > > >> Don't. All html email is spam. > > > >Do you have more quotes like this? > > Well it is as far as I am concerned and I'm not alone. And unless it > also has a plain text alternative I won't even see it. > -- > Geoff Berrow 0110001001101100010000000110 > 001101101011011001000110111101100111001011 > 100110001101101111001011100111010101101011 >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Tobierre

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Since: Oct 16, 2005
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Hi Zoe, Sorry to see that your simple request for help has turned in to a pissing match by others... Both HTML and Plain Text mail have their strong points and seeing as 95% of most mail viewers can cope with either, it's left down to the individual users preferences, as to which they wish to receive. From my own experience of sending a quarterly newsletter to 20000 subscribers only 1,500 have chosen the plain text version!!! Down from about 4000 a couple of years ago. Try the following snip it below it works for me... $Recipient = "Test Message "; $Subject = "Test HTML Message"; $Message = "<HTML><STRONG style=\"background: #FFFD33; font-size: large;\">This is a test message to see if HTML sending works!</STRONG></HTML> \n"; $Headers = "FROM: Test Message \r\n"; $Headers .= "Reply-To: Test Message \r\n"; $Headers .= "Return-Path: Test Message \r\n"; $Headers .= "X-Priority: 1\r\n"; //1 is important 3 is normal $Headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\r\n"; $Headers .= "X-Sender: Test Message \r\n"; $Headers .= 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . "phpversion()\r\n"; $Headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"; $Headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 \r \n"; $Headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\r\n"; mail("$Recipient, $Subject, $Message, $Headers"); >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

Zoe Brown

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Since: Sep 08, 2005
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:55 am Post subject: Re: HTML email using PHP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> $Headers = "FROM: Test Message \r\n"; > $Headers .= "Reply-To: Test Message \r\n"; > $Headers .= "Return-Path: Test Message \r\n"; > $Headers .= "X-Priority: 1\r\n"; //1 is important 3 is normal > $Headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\r\n"; > $Headers .= "X-Sender: Test Message \r\n"; > $Headers .= 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . "phpversion()\r\n"; > $Headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"; > $Headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 \r \n"; > $Headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\r\n"; thanks loads, I have got this working now I was having string concatenation issues as I am new to PHP, but it works now. Its nice to know that the HTML approach I am using is OK. This is not a news letter but an order confirmation and I know the configuration of the email client that particular address is using so I know it will be fine. Thanks again. >> Stay informed about: HTML email using PHP

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