PHP :: Mailing Lists Under Apache

Maintaining Mailing Lists
I've few doubts; I'm asking two problem here.

1st, can we use PHP for maintaining mailing-lists. Say, we've 1000 users, need be e-mailed a subscription newsletter i.e. $message is same, loop through e-mail array in db.

2nd, Web site search. We maintain database after reading files using PHP and manipulate results from db.

Question is, if PHP is a solution for these problems, also, when users' ( 1 ), keywords' ( 2 ) dbs grow big! There is also a limit of a PHP script execution. In 1st case, PHP has to parse, suppose 10k subscribers, and generate 10k e-mail for sendmail program.

Is PHP feasible for such things. What else, is a better and professionally used solution. I don't know CGI? Perl?

Email Lists
How would I go about making email lists? Someone who has something similar to what I want told me that they handle it with PHP. I'm not talking about a form where I can email an entire list, but rather an email GROUP, such that any time email went to URL from ANYONE that is a member of my site, it would come into domainname.com, and then sent back out to everyone in the "group".

Any info would be helpful. Is this possible with php? What is the email process? Right now I'm not even on a domain name on my own server.

Drop Down Lists
I have a drop down list with the town options 'Bury' and 'Ipswich' as
shown below.

When selecting one of the options, its value is passed to variable
$townsearch.

How do I change the drop down list so the option selected last time is
then the current one shown in the drop down box?

<body>

<?php $townsearch = $_get['town']; ?>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="get">

<select size="1" name="town">

<option>ipswich</option>
<option>bury</option>
 
</select> 

<input type="submit" value="GO" />

</form>

Ordering Lists
I have developed a script (with help) that tries to order events stored in my .txt file by date. The .txt file looks like this: 1st|Jan|Meeting at House| 15th|Feb|Meeting at your House etc

The script orders the dates from lowest to highest but does not order dates before the 10th. Apparently 1st - 9th comes after 31st.. Code:

Multiple Selection Lists?
i have a mutliple selection list on a form that goes like this

<select name='name' multiple size=6>";
echo "<option value='one'>one";
echo "<option value='two'>two";
echo "<option value='three'>three"; etc it works fine.

BUT how do u call it. For example say i selected option one and three. How do i call that on the next page so that ONE and THREE are stored.

Less-expensive Way To Set Up Defaults In Lists Etc?
I'm currently setting up default selections in <select> lists by
passing an array of those defaults as keys ( 'valuefoo' => true ) as
an argument to the function that sets up the list. Then, as I build
each <option>, I call array_key_exists ( thisoptionvalue,
arrayofdefaults ) to check whether to include the
'selected="selected"' string.

So the code looks something like

Routine ( array( 'valuefoo' => true, 'valuebar' => true ) ) ;
.....

function Routine ( $defaultvals )
{
for ( $i= etc. )
echo '<option....' . ( array_key_exists( 'curroptval',
$defaultvals ) ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ) . etc ' ;
}

(I've elided a lot of syntax, but you get the idea)

That seems slow and tedious. Does anyone know a cheaper way?

Quote's Invoices Lists...
I need someone to bounce some ideas off.

This is what I'm trying to do, I want to be able to create a script that
will spit out a quote based on the information filled in.

The part I'm stuck on is. Entering all the items in.

Ok, say I have a form, it starts off where you put in all the details
(eg, who the quote is for address phone no etc.)

Then there will be a list of items to go onto the quote.

Now this is the part I'm stuck on. I'm thinking maybe something like an
add new item button that opens a new window and then you enter in the
details for each item.
This then adds each item to the quote. Each item that is entered can be
added directly to the database. So what I'm thinking maybe is a popup
window that you fill in the details for each item, you hit submit, and
then it goes back to the origional quote page, but now with the item
added to the list.

Maybe is there java script where you can open a new window and then
refresh the parent window when the child is closed? this would then have
the items listed.

Dropdown Lists From A Mysql Db
Id like to load a drop down list from a mysql database using php3 and create a link to that record. Does anyone have any ideas?

Drop Down Lists And Variables
I have a dropdown list with values and I am having trouble getting the value chosen into a variable so that I can use it in an if statement.

Multiple Lists Selection
I am using a simple registration form that i made with the toolbox, but when I come to a multiple list to choose from (populated from the database) it doesn't work correctly. Of course, out of the multiple items selected only the last one gets inserted.

From what I have read, the selection must be turned into an array then looped for this to work. Is this correct? Next how would I code this to work right. If you let me know which code to post, I will post it.

Multiple Selection Lists &
I have 2 multiple selection lists. I am using javascript so that users can select items from list 1 and move them to list 2. When the user submits the form I need my php to get the values he has/she has in list 2...

I have done printf($_POST['list_2']) and it only shows one value, even when multiple are selected. I read that I need to change it's name to list_2[] but if I add the brackets to the name my javascript quits working.

Dynamic Dropdown Lists
I am recoding a greeting card website.

I am using dropdowns as filters for items in a DB, so when the user picks "animals" from the "theme" dropdown, the returned cards all feature animals, and when the user picks "birthday" from the "message" option, the returned cards all feature birthday cards.

However, there are some combinations that don't return any results, for example "get well" "floral" cards. Code:

Classes And Dropdown Lists
The class below works fine. The problem I have is there's a dropdown list in the middle of the loop. The dropdown list gets its data from another table in the database. Which goes through the same class. So I have a loop within a loop.

What I'm trying to do is ....

Create State-cty Dropdown Lists
I've gotten everything up and running except for this -- I'd like to
be able to have people have a dropdown list of cities in the US to use
(or wherever) and not have to input them manually into a text field.
When you do then there are issues of misspellings, etc.

Now I have a list of cities from each state that is a sample that
works in an html page. Problem is that it takes up 2 MB! Way too much
to load on a single page and I was wondering how this is accomplished
best -- do people use javascripts that can pull information from
another flat flie? Do people use PHP to connect to a mysql database
that might have a list of these fields and then reloads the page?

I'm really not sure of best options and would be grateful for anyone
to give me pointers or whether there are other examples and even
places to buy these databases (not likely but good to have if I decide
to do so.)

Session Info And Pull Down Lists
i have a html pull down list (<SELECT etc etc <OPTION VALUE .....) and
i have the particular value the user last chose it to be in a
$_SESSION['value']. How do i set the selected item of the list to this
one? I can just add it in as the selected item of the list but then it
appears twice.

If You're Good With Arrays And Lists, This One's For You
I'm using PHP 4.4.4. Let's say I have two scalars, $list1 and $list2.
Both are comma separated lists of ordered, unsigned, unique integers.
An example would be

$list1 = "2,26,345";
$list2 = "3,4,26,35,525";

I am wondering if there is a short way of determining if all the
numbers in $list1 occur in $list2.

Creating Form 'select Lists' Using PHP
Is it by any chance possible to use mysql and php to auto create the
content for drop-down lists on forms by retrieving the values from a
database? The reason i ask is that on a site i am making i am asking
users to select from list (e.g. nationality) however i would like to
avoid typing out every possible value of which there are about 40
(which change). I would much prefer to keep a seperate table in my
database for the site.

Sorting Alphabetically Backwards Lists
This code runs @ http://www.ckoogle.com but the trouble is once I get
the list backwards, and in an array. I can't sort the new array into
alphabetical order. Anyone know a way to do it?

<?php

echo '<form action="index.php" method="post">'
echo '<textarea name="input" cols="12" rows="20">'
echo '</textarea><br>'
echo '<input type="submit" value="Submit">'
echo '</form>'

if( isset( $_POST["input"] )){
$my_array = $_POST["input"];
$my_array=strrev($my_array);
$my_array=explode("
", $my_array);
print_r($my_array);
sort($my_array);
print_r($my_array);
for($cnt=0; $cnt < count($my_array); $cnt++)
{
echo(strrev($my_array[$cnt]));
echo('<br>');
}
}
?>

How To Get Hotmail/Yahoo/Aol Contact Lists ?
is there anyone familiar with the part how does most of the match
making sites/schedular websites are accessing your Hotmail/Yahoo/Aol
address book and even inviting your friends rather choosing one by one
from your address book manually by you and make you be in the same
Network?

Detecting Checkboxes And Option Lists
I am trying to figure out how to detect a <Form> check box being checked in a PHP script. Likewise, I am trying to figure out how to detect which option was chosen in a <option> list of drop-down items in a form. Code:

Auto-update Shopping Lists
I have a shopping list, or multiple shopping lists, that users and sort and add/delete items from.

I know how to add/move/delete items, but that is with a submit button. Is there a way, probably through AJAX, that the mySQL tables will be updated automatically as things are changed?

Pulling Options Lists From Mysql Tables
I've set up a form to load data into my db, but rather than hard code the options lists for three of the form fields, I'd like to pull that information from three lookup tables. This will allow whoever is inputting data to do a simple update for the three lookup tables, and speed enter the data into the form for the fourth (data) table without having to alter the code in the form.

Here's the wish list. The three lookup tables have a key field and a description field. I want to display the description field content for selection by the user in the form (for example, from EventClass table,

display "Single Pony" and return "1" to the CompClass field if Single Pony is selected
Display "Pair Pony" and return "2" to the CompClass field if Pair Pony is selected
display "Single Horse" and return "3" to the CompClass field if Single Horse" is selected
(etc.)

in EventScores), and have the key field content loaded with the data into the data table. Once I've figured the coding for one, I can duplicate the effort for the other two tables.

I have seen PHP coding inserted inside php code. I've never seen this particular practice in any other language I've programmed in. Is this how a connect/query is handled inside a form which is inside a php script? <?PHP <form><?PHP ?> </form> ?> ??

To put it another way, I want to retrieve the data from a table and display it in the options box of the form. Then, when a option value is selected, I want the key for that value returned to the table in which data is being loaded.

One Result Set Makes Two Lists With Same Keys And Values
I have a page with two drop-downs, each listing the same employee names
and their id's as the values. So they look like:
<select name="selection_1">
<option value="12">Curly</option>
<option value="8">Larry</option>
<option value="36">Moe</option>
</select>

....then further down the page:

<select name="selection_2">
<option value="12">Curly</option>
<option value="8">Larry</option>
<option value="36">Moe</option>
</select>

Currently I am doing this, which works but seems sloppy:

<select name="selection_1">
<?
while($employees=mysql_fetch_assoc($qry_rslt)) {
/* ADD NAMES TO DROPDOWN WITH emp_id's AS THEIR VALUES */
?><option
value="<?=$employees['emp_id']?>"><?=$employees['name']?></option><?

/* CREATE ANOTHER ARRAY WITH THE emp_id AS THE KEY */
$emp_list_2[$employees['emp_id']]=$employees['name'];
}
?>
</select>

Then on the second drop-down:

<select name="selection_2">
<?
foreach($emp_list_2 as $key => $emps) {
?>
<option value="<?=$key?>"><?=$emps?></option>
<?
}
?>
</select>

Saving Selection In Drop-down Lists In PHP After Page Reload?
I can't find an answer to my quesiton anywhere.

Given a drop-down list with USA states and other text fields I pass
this information for further processing via PHP. If any of the required

fields is empty, the PHP script would return an error and reload the
form page asking to fill out those fields. All entered information is
saved... except for the drop-down list selection. I tried to write a
Javascript function which is echoed by PHP, but interpolation of PHP
variables in the Javascript section gives a syntax error message in
Javascript.

The PHP script returns, e.g., an "AL" string for Alabama. Of course, I
don't want to write PHP code for each option to make it selected.

Mailing
Anyone know how to send e-mail using PHP, that I can be sure that every e-mail user will get it?

Now I'm using mail ( ) function and some people can't get this mails, because of security settings of their post system.

My PHP server is based on FreeBSD, and Apache. My post server is sendmail.

Mailing All Users
I am trying to do a mailing script that sends mail to all users, their addresses are stored in a MySQL table. However, I am having an odd problem with the footer....I am having an unsubscribe function which points to an URL with the user's email address in, however all of these footers are getting strung onto the end of each other and printed at the end of each email. Unsetting this footer after each email has sent has made no effect. The code:

Php Mailing List
Can anyone point me to a php script that stores email addresses into a
txt file?

The purpose for this is for a mailing list, ideally if a user wanted to
unsubscribe the email would be removed from the text file.

Automatic Mailing
I have a database in which people can submit theirselves. As soon as they submit the database gets updated and they should get a mail with their login-name & password. Does anybody know if this is possible to programm with php?

Bulk E-mailing
I have read a number of the threads on bulk and mass emailing using PHP with a MySql databse. Interesting and informative. But would someone be kind enough to share their complete sucessful code that starts at step one.

Php Mailing List
Is it possible to implement a mailing list using PHP?. I know I could
maintain a list of emails addresses in a db and send mail to them through my
website, but how can I get true mailing list behaviour where emails are sent
to a particular address (like mailinglist@mydomain.com) and then distributed
to all of the email addresses?.

PHP For A Mailing List
I' trying to develop a mailing list system in php and mysql.

Mailing Class
Just wondered which mailing class do you use for your php sites?

I've been using phpmailer for several months but I encounter some
troubles using it now...

Do you know good mailer class ?

My Mailing Script
iv written a smiple php mail form. Everything works fine however the message ALWAYS delivers in the Junk box. The script is for my anonymous online confession website it allwos people to email other people anonymously. PHP Code:

Form And Mailing
in most forms these days, when you enter the data (+e-mail) and you press SUBMIT, you get a mail thanking you for filling out the form. Is this handled using just PHP mail() function, or is there another program which deals with this more thoroughly and securely?

E-Mailing Examples Help.
I have created a form, which will allow a person to upload a picture,
and leave me mail. What I am having problems doing is, having the
form actually upload the picture and attach it to an email that is
then sent to me. If anyone knows of any sample code I could look at,

Mailing With Php, But Not Via SMTP
I have to send ALOT of emails at once, but media temple limits it to 500 emails per hour, which is why i dont want to use SMTP. is this going to take forever using just PHP, or is there a faster way?

Mailing Form
I have created a mailing form that I have sending to a specified email right now. As it stands the email comes from the server. I would like to create an automated response email when someone fills out the form. Is there some way to make it so the form would look to my email like it is coming from the customer's email? or is there some way to have a automated response originate from the form and go to the customers email?

Mailing With A Link
I'm doing an web application,sort of a loaning equipment application, shopping cart in another word. Now, i'm stuck and figuring out an issue. My application flow is lyk dis.

user apply loan->onClick submit button, a mail will be send to administrator to inform and in the mail, there is to be a link which allows the administrator to go straight into a page of my application to audit the stock(this is the step which i'm trying to figure it out)

How am i suppose to do such that i can provide the link in the mail to go straight to 1 of the page in my application securely??

Mailing List
I want to create a mailing list for my website but i have never done this before, I searched on google and all i found was free mailing lists but when a user subscribes, it takes them to the website that provides the free mailing list and it has an ad for them when i send out an email, can anyone help me create my own mailing list?

E-Mailing System
I am not sure on how to go about this, but I want to make a e-mailing system that will e-mail everyone in my database.

Mailing List
i insert the emails and their names so i can do it lik 'Hi {name}, wehave a great new product.. etc' OK but how do i send an email to he all the emails in the rows, using mail()?

Mailing List
I am making a simple mailing list, and i have created a form which adds a persons email to a php document. I'm not sure about how i woould remove an email from the php document though? Any ideas?

Mailing My Users
My site was down for a few days so I tried to send my users a mail telling them it's back up, but it seems hotmail thinks it is spam! Please tell me how I can fix this.. cause it is only sent to people that register and it only takes 1 click to unsubscribe.. so it's definitely not spam..

BTW I'm using argosoft mail server

P.S. it keeps turning itself off so that I have to press the start button again over and over every time. Is there a way to fix this? It happens many times a day! T_T

Oh and I'm using windows in case that makes a differance.

Mass Mailing
I am sending SMTP emails via my PHP page, I am sending about 20 SMTP emails (stress testing) one after another, these emails are sent via a FOR loop (has one MySQL seek for email address in each loop)(with NO forced delay what so ever). Code:

Mailing List
I am really interested in putting a mailing list on my website. I have only just discovered php and mysql and I found a program called php list on my cPanel X control panel on my website.

I would like to put a text box on my navigation bar that has inside it "enter your e-mail" (when they click this disappears) and a button on the right of that which says "join" (I will have a jpg underneath this text box saying "Mailing List").

When someone clicks on "join" I would like them to get sent to a page with the e-mail address field filled out in the right table with what the address they entered in the navigation pane, along with a name field they can fill out and a Submit button.

I have seen these on many websites so I assume it is not that hard to do, but I am pretty lost as to how everything is connected (the database (mysql?) and the php list program).

I assume when they click submit it will send their details to a mysql database / send them a confirmation e-mail.

I was wondering what code I will need to make this system work, as I have been reading and googling and I am quite lost as to the mechanics of how it all works.

Mailing Form
I am new to PHP as well as this forum. I am good at ASP (but my school has linux box runing). Currently I am stuck with a project in which I have an HTML page with around 200 text boxes in a single form.

When I click the submit button, the html page will send the data to a PHP page. The PHP page displays the values of the text boxes in a properly formatted table and emails the formatted page to an email id, which is provided (in the code).

The thing, is I hav finished the code for displaying the formatted page, but I don't know how to do that email coding. I want the email in HTML format.

Problem Mailing Attachment
I mentioned in a previous post (here) that I am trying to create a rich text format file and send it via PHP's mail() function. Almost evertyhing works - I am able to create the file and send it as an attachment. The problem occurs when I open the file.

It has nothing to do with the .rtf itself. The problem appears to be with the mail() function. The mail function seems to add a carriage return or space before the $message portion of the email which screws up the display of the rich text file in MS Word.

I verified this in two ways:

First, by using a simple string for the $message variable in the email. PHP inserts a carriage return when here as well.

Second, by saving the attachment that PHP emails me, opening it with a text editor and deleting the carriage return at the beginning of the file, saving it and then renaming the extension to ".rtf". When I open this file with Word, it opens and displays perfectly.

PHP Mailing List Problem
Here's the problem: I've been trying to send to my mailing list using a PHP script, but the page that executes the send times out before the script can actually send to everyone on the list; only about the first half gets sent to.. Is there any possible way around this or to stop the browser from timing out?

Mailing Lists Under Apache

I must develop mailing lists under Apache but I don't know how to do this, so, if someone knows how to do this.