Here is a problem that I have had for years now. I have been trying to come up
with the perfect solution for this problem. But, I have come down to two
different methods for solving it.
Here is the problem...
<?php
function sendEmail(
$to,
$from,
$subject,
$body,
$attachments=array(),
$headers=array()
) { # I typically do not put each argument on seperate lines, but I ran
#out of width in this email...
# do something here...
mail(...);
}
sendEmail('john@doe.com',
'marykate@uhhh.net',
'Hi!',
'Check out my new pictures!!!',
$hash_array_of_pictures
);
Now, we all have a function or method like this floating around somewhere.
My question is, how do YOU go about setting the required entries of the $headers
array() ?
I see three possible solutions. I want to see a clean and simple solution.
Here are my ideas so far:
function sendEmail(
$to,
$from,
$subject,
$body,
$attachments=array(),
$headers=array()
) { # I typically do not put each argument on seperate lines, but I ran
#out of width in this email...
if ( empty($headers['Date']) ) {
$headers['Date'] = date('c');
}
if ( empty($headers['Message-ID']) ) {
$headers['Date'] = md5($to.$subject);
}
# and the example goes on...
# do something here...
mail(...);
}
Or, another example. (I will keep it to the guts of the solution now)
$headers['Date'] = empty($headers['Date']) ?
date('c') : $headers['Date'];
$headers['Message-ID'] = empty($headers['Message-ID']) ?
md5($to.$subject) : $headers['Message-ID'];
OR, yet another example...
$defaults = array(
'Date' => date('c'),
'Message-ID' => md5($to.$subject),
);
$headers += $defaults;
END of examples...
Now, IMO, the last one is the simplest one and for me, I think it will be the
new way that I solve this type of problem.
But, my question that I put out to all of you is...
How would you solve this problem?
TIA
Jim Lucas
You could always check these functions:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.func-get-arg.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.func-get-args.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.func-num-args.php
They come with PHP 5.3.
You can use them like Perl's shift if you like.
PS Didn't bother to read the whole thread as you will all understand.
--
Thodoris