RE: [PHP-DEV] mail() logging for PHP

Ilia Alshanetsky writes: > Is there any interest in adding support for logging of mail() > calls and/or adding options that allow identification of who > sent the e-mail. > > I've wrote a quick patch that enables this functionality via > two ini settings controllable via php.ini or per-virtual host. > > The first option, mail.add_x_header (boolean) allows you to > enable the addition of the X-PHP-Originating-Script header to > each mail sent by mail(), which will include the uid of the > script and its name. The combination of the two should be > sufficient to identify the user to whom the script belongs > and via a simple find command locate the actual script. This > option is intended primarily for instances where you have a > bounced e-mail or a forwarded mail with a spam complaint, > allowing you to quickly identify the offender. > > The second option, mail.log (takes a filename) allows you to > enable logging of every single mail() call, each log line > will include the fullpath of the file and the line where the > mail() was called from in addition to the "To" address and > any headers (to keep track of CC, > BCC) that were part of the function call. To ensure that each > log line is 1 line long, \r and \n are replaced with spaces. > > The patch that makes this possible can be found here: > > http://ilia.ws/uploads/patches/mail_log.txt.gz > > Ilia Alshanetsky A fabulous addition. How fast can this make it into PHP? 5.2.1? 8-) Best, Mike Robinson