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I found out how to do what I was trying to do. So if any one else would like to find out how to send a multipart/alternative email in PHP (that sends a HTML Version and also a Text Version, for email clients that do not display HTML); visit this page: http://www.webcheatsheet.com/php/send_email_text_html_attachment.php Thanks redarrow for the help. Could not get your script to work and no one else on this forum (at the time I last replied to this thread) knew how to accomplish this; so I found the answer else were.

I tried the code below that "redarrow"; plus added all other needed headers and variables. I am able to send an email to an email address with this code; with all the headers included, but the body of the message does not appear. I have used html in the "$message" variable (email body). So why am I not recieveing a multi-part/alternative email; both in html and/or text? Anyone got any ideas? Here Is My Code <?php $headers = "From: \"Business Name Here\"<support@mydomain.com>\n"; $headers .= "Reply-to: \"Business Name Here\"<noresponse@mydomain.com>\n"; $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; $headers .= "Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"$boundary\""; $message = "<div style='color:#00000f'>Hello</div>"; mail('someonesname@aol.com', 'Email Subject Here', $message, $headers); ?>

no - I did not mean binarys - I meant boundries or boundry I want to be able to send both html and text email, for non-html email clients. I do not know how to set boundries so my php email script will send multi-part/alternative as it's content type. Does anyone know how to set the boundries in my script so this will work?

I wrote a php script to send html email and now I would like to be able to send multi-part/alternative to email clients that can not view/display HTML. I tried to change content type to make this work; but I am not sure how I need to add the binarys to my script. <?php $to="someone@mail.com"; $reply="Reply-To: noresponse@somefakedomain.com"; $from="support@somefakedomain.com"; $subject="About Your Request....."; $message="<center><div style='border:solid 1px #800000;font-family:arial;font-size:20px;width:400px'><img src='somefakeimage.jpg' width='400px' height='100px'></img><br><br>This is a HTML email.<br><br><br><img src='somefakeimage.jpg' width='400px' height='50px'></div></center>"; @mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: $from\n$reply\nContent-Type: multipart/alternative"); ?> Any one know how I can alter my script above to get this to work?

Thanks Ted - I will give it a try.

Is there any way to send variables back to orginal form page without sending them through query string or through using another form submission to post to previous page? I am not quit sure how to use sessions to send my user input values back to my orginal form and still send error query sting - I kind of understand what you are trying too tell me to do with the session, but not exactly. I still am trying to learn more about sessions; I know there like or are php cookies and I have used them before while creating a hit counter, but do not know how to implement them with this. Can you give me a little bit more detail on how I can accomplish what I am trying to do with session?

I have wrote a form validation script that sends error string back to php form. My question is; what is the best way to send error strings back to orginal form, while still leaving users orginal input in form fields; while maintaining users priviate information? Right now, when an error occurs; I just have a header location to send error back to forms page using query string, with variables I have already declared. Example: header("Location: formPage.php?nameError=$error1&emailError=$error2") I know I could always catch users input in variable and send it back to form page in query string; so that it would post to user input fields, but that will leave user informtion in address bar; so that is a security risk for their priviate infomation. I also thought about sending all query strings (error & user input) throught form submission; with javascript, but I would like too try to find another way first. Any one have any ideas.....

kenrbnsn that would work or you could use a header to prevent cache also. Greaser9780 and Unholy Prayer that would work also. But all I am saying is that, if you just want to transfer a string to another page; you can just use: <?php print "$mid"; ?> if there are only a few things that $mid should be able to print and not allow anything else; you could just use this above the code (i use this to validate - this is where I use $_GET): <?php // This script will redirect viewer to home page; if they type in wrong query string. @$mid = stripslashes($_GET['mid']); if ( strcasecmp($mid,"something") != 0 ) { header("Location: http://www.greatdomain.com"); exit; } ?> You may not want to use this if the $mid variable string could be more then a few different things. But for only a few things that a string could be/equal; this works great.

It's alright; don't worry about it. I sent it to you maybe 2 or 3 days ago. Not that big of a deal.

I do not have an example to show, because I do not use the "$_GET" method in my coding practices, but I have seen this occur in testing. No ones whining - just stating the facts - a piece of coding you said would work on your sever did not work on mine. So something was not right with your code, so I sent you a message. The only reason I PM you was because you would not reply to post; must have knew it was wrong and didn't want to admit it.

Form submission alert can happen when page uses $_GET too transfer data from one page to another and the back button is used. I have never ever ever seen a browser alert when a page has a query string. You may need to test your pages a little better then; because I have. I have never had any security problems with "register_globals" on; others might. PS: Nice of you to reply to this post; although you would not reply to my message.

You cannot predict what your website viewer will do. They might very well use the brower back button; it is commonly used by a majority of people, even when links are provided. If "$_GET" is suggested; it should be noted that you need to create a header to prevent page cache. Otherwise the alert will prompt; which sometimes can confuse or distress end user. When that day comes; then I may start using "$_GET"; until then, it works fine for me and most other people.

I am running PHP Version 4.3.11 and my register_globals are enabled, yet I still can do this: and have this code in my page <?php print "$mid"; // you can also use "echo" instead of "print"; they have the same effect ?> and still send the "mid" variable's string to page1.php; where ever my code is placed in it. Using "$_GET" can sometimes pose a problem because of an alert the browser gives you on page with "$_GET" in it; when page is reloaded. The alert basically tells you that the page is sending form values. So that is why I stay away from "$_GET"; except when validating.

Are some files not hidden from public view in a file manager. I think I tried to create a .htaccess file one time and tried to upload it; but my file manger said that this type of file was not allowed. I even typed the file name just like this ".htaccess"; that was the right way, isn't it? Even if I could create,upload,modify this type of file; will that not change all of my sub-directory files? I do not want all of my sub-directories pages to be masked; I only want one. I just hope I can find a way to do this with a php script and maybe use an include in all of the pages in my sub-directory, that I want the domain masked.

They could be names of fields that are in a data table, which are within a database. They also could just be variables that are within a page. Example: Say your domain was "http://www.greatdomain.com". Say you had a page named "page1.php". In "page1.php" you might have a variable know as "$mid". If you type http://www.greatdomain.com/page1.php?mid=Hello When your "page1.php" loads; where ever you had the "$mid" variable; you will now see the word "Hello" This is, if you use this code: <?php print "$mid"; // you can also use "echo" instead of "print"; they have the same effect ?> somewhere within "page1.php"