Re: safe mode and mail

Hello, This is a reply to an e-mail that you wrote on Fri, 20 Jun 2003 at 01:40, lines prefixed by '>' were originally written by you. > Hi, > safe mode on and mass mailing wished. I know that it's not possible to > set > the time limit, when safe mode is on. Sure mass mailing using mail > function > takes longer than default execution time of the script. My codes > should be > portable, that why modification of php.ini is not an option. The users > shouldn't be experinced and authorized to do this. In brief, I have to > find > a solution without a need to work in shell. > So, due to my theoratical knowledge it seems to be a solution, to > queue the > mails to sendmail by using popen. Is it true? Or what could be your > suggestion for this issue. > Thanks in advance, > Senih You could only send a certain amount of e-mails on each execution and use a meta-refresh to continually call the script. I do this on one site and also display a progress bar that updates on each refresh which is a bit better for the end user rather than have them staring at nothing until eventually all the mails have sent. All the best, David. -- phpmachine :: The quick and easy to use service providing you with professionally developed PHP scripts :: http://www.phpmachine.com/ Professional Web Development by David Nicholson http://www.djnicholson.com/ QuizSender.com - How well do your friends actually know you? http://www.quizsender.com/ (developed entirely in PHP)