RE: Re[2]: [PHP] variables in a e-mail

Use templates instead of sending it to the webbrowser send it as an email... http://www.phpbuilder.com for more info -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Richard Kurth [mailto:rkurth@pacifier.com] Verzonden: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 4:51 AM Aan: php-general@lists.php.net; Alexander Wagner Onderwerp: Re[2]: [PHP] variables in a e-mail Hello Alexander, This is pretty much what I want to do. I want to have a e-mail script in my application and have it so the user can customize the e-mail that is sent out in a configure file. Say he wants to send a recurring bill to his customers and he wants it to look a certain way. He would design the e-mail using placeholders and the it would be processed and the data would be filled in. Do you know of any examples of this in any program that is out there. I do better when I can see complete examples to be able to get the full picture Monday, June 18, 2001, 4:01:45 PM, you wrote: Alexander Wagner> Hiho, Alexander Wagner> Richard Kurth wrote: >> How can I add a variable to an e-mail on the fly. Say I have a form on >> my page that the user fells in with data. but when he fills in the >> message things like Hello,$Variable are added before it is sent. Does >> this make sence Alexander Wagner> Of course it does. Alexander Wagner> However, variables are not the way to go. The mails are not parsed, so Alexander Wagner> variables won't do you any good. You'll have to use Placeholders. Something Alexander Wagner> like this: Alexander Wagner> $mail_template = Alexander Wagner> "Hi ##firstname## ##lastname##, Alexander Wagner> how are you..."; Alexander Wagner> Now you can continue with str_replace(): Alexander Wagner> $mail_content = str_replace('##firstname##',$fname,$mail_template); Alexander Wagner> $mail_content = str_replace('##lastname##',$lname,$mail_content); Alexander Wagner> regards Alexander Wagner> Wagner -- Best regards, Richard mailto:rkurth@pacifier.com