Email forwarding Program

[j5uh]

Please help!  ???

 

I'm in need of a software or php script that can forward an email to a list that is on a mysql db.

 

So an email will be sent to a specific email address and that should trigger the software or script to run through the email addresses in the db and forward that to everyone. Any ideas?

[rubing]

Yeah, i would just set up a forwarder.  So, that when this address is emailed its sent to a php script that retrieves your mailing list and mails everybody.

 

Are you using cpanel?

[j5uh]

I'm actually using godaddy hosting.

 

Do you have a script in mind that I can use? not sure how i can tie in an address with a script.

[j5uh]

could you explain the cPanel way too?

I guess I could use one of my other hosting companies to see how it would work... but if I can get it working on godaddy, it would be ideal.

[j5uh]

ok with cpanel, i'm guessing you just use the pipe method to pipe the email into a script. interesting.

[rubing]

Yeah that's exactly what I was reccomending!  Do you want me to explain how to set it up in cpanel?  If you're using GoDady we should figure something else out.

[j5uh]

ok sweet!

i've switched providers to hostgator and i have cpanel running.

 

Does anyone have a script by any chance that can forward the email address to the correct mail list from a db?

 

Here is the script I'm using so far and it's not working...

 

 <?php 
include("config.php");
mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pwd);
mysql_select_db($db_name);

$sql = "SELECT $db_emailfield FROM $db_table";
$result = mysql_query($sql);

$email_file = fopen("php://stdin", "r");

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
$email = $row['email'];

$message = $email_file; 

$mailhead = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\n";
$mailhead .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8' . "\n";
$mailhead .= "From: $fromname\n";

if(mail ($email, $emailsubject, $message, "From: $fromname <$fromemail>", $mailhead))
echo "Messages sent";
}
?>

 

[rubing]

In cpanel configure your email forwarder to pipe received email to a php script like this:

 

[email protected] |/home/name/path/to/script.php

 

Now, make your php script executable by including the hash bang symbol (#!) and the path to your php installation on the top line before the opening php tag.  Also set error reporting to all.  Now, when you email this address, any errors will bounce back to your email client.  Let us know the errors you get. 

 

#!/usr/bin/php -q

<?php

ini_set('error_reporting',E_ALL); 

[j5uh]

ok here is what i have now...

 

#!/usr/bin/php -q

<?php
ini_set('error_reporting',E_ALL);     
include("config.php");
mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pwd);
mysql_select_db($db_name);

$sql = "SELECT $db_emailfield FROM $db_table";
$result = mysql_query($sql);

$email_file = fopen("php://stdin", "r");

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
$email = $row['email'];

$message = $email_file; 

$mailhead = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\n";
$mailhead .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8' . "\n";
$mailhead .= "From: $fromname\n";

if(mail ($email, $emailsubject, $message, "From: $fromname <$fromemail>", $mailhead))
echo "Messages sent";
}
?>

 

The piping is correct ... I have /home/newhost/public_html/asd/ss/emailer.php

 

When I access the script directly, it's giving me a an error below

 

Warning: mail() expects parameter 3 to be string, resource given in /home/newhost/public_html/asd/ss/emailer.php on line 23

 

[j5uh]

I've found this new script from here

 

<?

// Set some vars

$ChangeTo = "[email protected]";

$ForwardTo = "[email protected]";

 

// Read the pipe

$open_file = fopen("php://stdin","r");

 

$email = "";

while (!feof($open_file)) {

  $email .= fread($open_file,1024);

}

fclose ($open_file);

 

// Take info from emai;

$lines = explode("\n",$email);

 

$from = "";

$subject = "";

$message = "";

$to = $ChangeTo;

$splittingheaders = true;

 

for ($i=0;$i<count($lines);$i++) {

  if ($splittingheaders) {

      if (preg_match("/^From: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {

        if (strpos($lines[$i],"<")) {

            // The name is before the email 

            $data = explode ("<",$lines[$i]);

            $from = substr(trim($data[1]),0,-1);

        } else {

            $from = $matches[1];

        }

      }

     

      if (preg_match("/^Subject: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {

        $subject = $matches[1];

      }

  } else {

      $message .= $lines[$i]."\n";

  }

 

  if (trim($lines[$i]=="")) {

      $splittingheaders = false;

  }

}

 

$message = <<< EOF

$message

EOF;

 

$headers = "Content-type: text/html\n";

$headers .= "From: $from\n";

$headers .= "Return-Path: $from\n";

//$headers .= "To: $to\n";

 

mail ($ForwardTo,$subject,$message,$headers);

 

?>

 

It's exactly what I need but I need it to pull the list of emails from a DB... how can I modify this to that?

[jonsjava]

Not tested, but something like this:

<?php
ini_set('error_reporting',E_ALL);     
include("config.php");
mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pwd);
mysql_select_db($db_name);

$sql = "SELECT $db_emailfield FROM $db_table";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
$email = $row['email'];
$ChangeTo = $email;
$ForwardTo = "[email protected]";

// Read the pipe
$open_file = fopen("php://stdin","r");

$email = "";
while (!feof($open_file)) {
   $email .= fread($open_file,1024);
}
fclose ($open_file);

// Take info from emai;
$lines = explode("\n",$email);

$from = "";
$subject = "";
$message = "";
$to = $ChangeTo;
$splittingheaders = true;

for ($i=0;$i<count($lines);$i++) {
   if ($splittingheaders) {
      if (preg_match("/^From: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {
         if (strpos($lines[$i],"<")) {
            // The name is before the email   
            $data = explode ("<",$lines[$i]);
            $from = substr(trim($data[1]),0,-1);
         } else {
            $from = $matches[1];
         }
      }
     
      if (preg_match("/^Subject: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {
         $subject = $matches[1];
      }
   } else {
      $message .= $lines[$i]."\n";
   }
   
   if (trim($lines[$i]=="")) {
      $splittingheaders = false;
   }
}

$message = <<< EOF
$message
EOF;

$headers = "Content-type: text/html\n";
$headers .= "From: $from\n";
$headers .= "Return-Path: $from\n";
//$headers .= "To: $to\n";

mail ($ForwardTo,$subject,$message,$headers);
}
?>

[j5uh]

jonsjava,

 

I've ran that code but it's giving an error at

 

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/newhost/public_html/asd/ss/mailer.php on line 11

 

Which is the code while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){

 

I'm having trouble with that line of code. I can't seem to figure it out.

[jonsjava]

that part was taken straight from your script. I left the variables in, because I don't know your variables.

[j5uh]

jonsjava,

 

This is what  I have

 

#!/usr/bin/php -q

 

<?php

ini_set('error_reporting',E_ALL);   

 

$db_host = "asd";

$db_user = "asd";

$db_pwd = "asd";

$db_name = "asd";

$db_table = "asd";

$db_emailfield = "emails";

 

mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pwd);

mysql_select_db($db_name);

 

$sql = "SELECT $db_emailfield FROM $db_table";

$result = mysql_query($sql);

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){

$email = $row['email'];

$ChangeTo = "[email protected]";

$ForwardTo = $email;

 

// Read the pipe

$open_file = fopen("php://stdin","r");

 

$email = "";

while (!feof($open_file)) {

  $email .= fread($open_file,1024);

}

fclose ($open_file);

 

// Take info from emai;

$lines = explode("\n",$email);

 

$from = "";

$subject = "";

$message = "";

$to = $ChangeTo;

$splittingheaders = true;

 

for ($i=0;$i<count($lines);$i++) {

  if ($splittingheaders) {

      if (preg_match("/^From: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {

        if (strpos($lines[$i],"<")) {

            // The name is before the email 

            $data = explode ("<",$lines[$i]);

            $from = substr(trim($data[1]),0,-1);

        } else {

            $from = $matches[1];

        }

      }

   

      if (preg_match("/^Subject: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {

        $subject = $matches[1];

      }

  } else {

      $message .= $lines[$i]."\n";

  }

 

  if (trim($lines[$i]=="")) {

      $splittingheaders = false;

  }

}

 

$message = <<< EOF

$message

EOF;

 

$headers = "Content-type: text/html\n";

$headers .= "From: $from\n";

$headers .= "Return-Path: $from\n";

//$headers .= "To: $to\n";

 

mail ($ForwardTo,$subject,$message,$headers);

}

?>

 

Still giving me that line 11 error... =/

[jonsjava]

#!/usr/bin/php -q

<?php
ini_set('error_reporting',E_ALL);     

$db_host = "asd";
$db_user = "asd";
$db_pwd = "asd";
$db_name = "asd";
$db_table = "asd";
$db_emailfield = "emails";

mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pwd);
mysql_select_db($db_name);

$sql = "SELECT `$db_emailfield` FROM `$db_table`;";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){
$email = $row['email'];
$ChangeTo = "[email protected]";
$ForwardTo = $email;

// Read the pipe
$open_file = fopen("php://stdin","r");

$email = "";
while (!feof($open_file)) {
   $email .= fread($open_file,1024);
}
fclose ($open_file);

// Take info from emai;
$lines = explode("\n",$email);

$from = "";
$subject = "";
$message = "";
$to = $ChangeTo;
$splittingheaders = true;

for ($i=0;$i<count($lines);$i++) {
   if ($splittingheaders) {
      if (preg_match("/^From: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {
         if (strpos($lines[$i],"<")) {
            // The name is before the email   
            $data = explode ("<",$lines[$i]);
            $from = substr(trim($data[1]),0,-1);
         } else {
            $from = $matches[1];
         }
      }
     
      if (preg_match("/^Subject: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {
         $subject = $matches[1];
      }
   } else {
      $message .= $lines[$i]."\n";
   }
   
   if (trim($lines[$i]=="")) {
      $splittingheaders = false;
   }
}

$message = <<< EOF
$message
EOF;

$headers = "Content-type: text/html\n";
$headers .= "From: $from\n";
$headers .= "Return-Path: $from\n";
//$headers .= "To: $to\n";

mail ($ForwardTo,$subject,$message,$headers);
}
?>

[j5uh]

jonsjava,

it's still giving me an error on this line while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){

I'm forever thankful for all your help... 

[jonsjava]

lets try this:

#!/usr/bin/php -q

<?php
ini_set('error_reporting',E_ALL);     

$db_host = "asd";
$db_user = "asd";
$db_pwd = "asd";
$db_name = "asd";
$db_table = "asd";
$db_emailfield = "emails";

mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pwd);
mysql_select_db($db_name);

$sql = "SELECT `$db_emailfield` FROM `$db_table`;";
print $sql."\n"; //let me know all the output you receive, including your sql
$result = mysql_query($sql);
$array1 = array();
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){
$array1[] .=$row['email'];
}
print_r($array1); 
?>

Lets see if it populates any data (making sure your query is working)

[j5uh]

i think it's working now !!!! =)

let me check and report back to you...

[jonsjava]

I noticed that you have this:

$db_emailfield = "emails";

yet, you set $email like this:

$array1[] .=$row['email'];

Which one is your field name? emails, or email?

[j5uh]

this is what i used and it's working!!!

 

#!/usr/bin/php -q

 

<?php

ini_set('error_reporting',E_ALL);   

 

$db_host = "asd";

$db_user = "asd";

$db_pwd = "asd";

$db_name = "asd";

$db_table = "users";

$db_emailfield = "email";

 

mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pwd);

mysql_select_db($db_name);

 

$sql = "SELECT `$db_emailfield` FROM `$db_table`;";

$result = mysql_query($sql);

while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){

$emails = $row['email'];

$ChangeTo = "[email protected]";

$ForwardTo = $emails;

 

// Read the pipe

$open_file = fopen("php://stdin","r");

 

$email = "";

while (!feof($open_file)) {

  $email .= fread($open_file,1024);

}

fclose ($open_file);

 

// Take info from emai;

$lines = explode("\n",$email);

 

$from = "";

$subject = "";

$message = "";

$to = $ChangeTo;

$splittingheaders = true;

 

for ($i=0;$i<count($lines);$i++) {

  if ($splittingheaders) {

      if (preg_match("/^From: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {

        if (strpos($lines[$i],"<")) {

            // The name is before the email 

            $data = explode ("<",$lines[$i]);

            $from = substr(trim($data[1]),0,-1);

        } else {

            $from = $matches[1];

        }

      }

   

      if (preg_match("/^Subject: (.*)/",$lines[$i],$matches)) {

        $subject = $matches[1];

      }

  } else {

      $message .= $lines[$i]."\n";

  }

 

  if (trim($lines[$i]=="")) {

      $splittingheaders = false;

  }

}

 

$message = <<< EOF

$message

EOF;

 

$headers = "Content-type: text/html\n";

$headers .= "From: $from\n";

$headers .= "Return-Path: $from\n";

//$headers .= "To: $to\n";

 

mail ($ForwardTo,$subject,$message,$headers);

}

?>

[j5uh]

ok... the script runs when i view it through my browser but no luck when i pipe the email to it....

 

I'm using /home/newhost/public_html/asd/ss/mailer.php

 

any ideas?

[j5uh]

ok it's working now. had the email piping mixed up.

 

my only concern is the emails are being sent but they go to junk and they send 2 copies of the same email.  ???

[jonsjava]

they will go to junk, usually, unfortunately.  Darn spammers have given php mail a bad name...*sigh*

[j5uh]

I know the script is working but when I recieve the emails, I see no content or a From... what could be wrong?

[rubing]

whatever you're trying to parse is probably not correct

 

just in case try sending some plain text, to make sure the mailer works.

 

You can use the mail extensions in PEAR, I don't think they will go to junk.