Re: How to get incoming emails captured by PHP ?

Hi John Thank you, I have just got it working now, will look into the different ways you suggested. Adrian wrote: > Hi All > > > > I have been trying to have PHP capture incoming emails sent to a specific > email account and have not been able to achieve this, I have searched high > and low on the internet and the same article > ( > <http://www.evolt.org/article/Incoming_Mail_and_PHP/18/27914/index.html> > http://www.evolt.org/article/Incoming_Mail_and_PHP/18/27914/index.html) > is > plastered everywhere I have done everything it says, and still no joy, > > > > When I send an email to be captured I receive this bounce back email when > sending an email to ade@domain.com (see below) > > > > Can any one let a hand? > > > > Bounce back email: > > -------------------------------------------------- > > ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- > > |/wwwroot/www.domain.com/ade/email.php > > (reason: 255) > > (expanded from: <ade@domain.com>) > > > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > > Status: 404 > > Content-type: text/html > > X-Powered-By: PHP/4.3.11 > > > > No input file specified. > > 554 5.3.0 unknown mailer error 255 > > Content-type: text/html > > X-Powered-By: PHP/4.3.11 > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > Here is how I have everything setup. > > > > I have my aliases file set up with the line: ade: |/usr/bin/php, > |/wwwroot/www.domain.com/ade/email.php Why are you passing it to the php binary? Pass it directly to your script (make sure it's executable). For shits and giggles, do a 'which php' at the command line to make sure the binary is in /usr/bin. > (The path to my PHP is correct) > > > > And the script it calls (email.php) the code is: > > > > #!/usr/bin/php > > <?php > > $fd = fopen("php://stdin", "r"); There's also an easier way to do this. Check the manual: <http://us2.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php> http://us2.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php > > $email = ""; > > while (!feof($fd)) { > > $email .= fread($fd, 1024); > > } > fclose($fd); > > ?> -- John C. Nichel IV Programmer/System Admin (ܢerGeek) Dot Com Holdings of Buffalo 716.856.9675 jnichel@dotcomholdingsofbuffalo.com