note 14524 deleted from ref.mail by jimw

This is a way to painlessly upload and send mail attachments via mail. First, download mime_mail.inc - this is a file from the WROX book on PHP - I'm sure it can be found online somewhere. Include or require this file in your page before the stuff below. Then, make the page as follows: 1. Make a form that gets the file - use <input type="file" name="userfile"> in your form. When the form is submitted, so is the file. 2. The file that actually sends the e-mail must move the uploaded file to a directory on your server - the /tmp directory is perfect for it, because you'll only need a file for a second, and don't have to worry about keeping it on a server, since it will be sent. This is accomplished as follows: // start attachments // copy uploaded file from post to the /tmp directory if(is_uploaded_file($userfile)){ move_uploaded_file($userfile, "/tmp/" . $userfile_name); } // use copied file $filename = "/tmp/" . $userfile_name; $content_type = $userfile_type; // read file from the drive (in this case, a /tmp directory) $fd = fopen($filename, "rb"); $data = fread($fd, filesize($filename)); fclose($fd); // end attachments With this you don't have to worry about file name or the content type. 3. Now you can specify your regular $recipient, $subject, $sender, and $message 4. Now, use the file you downloaded: // create object instance $mail = new mime_mail; // set all data slots $mail->from = $sender; $mail->to = $recipient; $mail->subject= $subject; $mail->body = $message; // append the attachment $mail->add_attachment($data, $filename, $content_type); // send email $mail->send(); 5. For more information on how PHP handles POST method uploads, go to http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php