[SOLVED] Simple Mail Form-Need to break apart message

[Boaz]

I've been using a handy script I found on the net somewhere, it has been working great, until my cell provider started limiting my message length.

 

I need to modify this so that it will break up the message every 160 characters and send additional emails until the whole message is processed.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks.

 

<?php

// get posted data into local variables
// replace John Doe's with your own name and address
$EmailFrom = Trim($_POST[EmailFrom]); 
$EmailTo = "Test <test@test.com>";
$Subject = "Test";
$Message = Trim($_POST[Message]); 

// validation
$validationOK=true;
if (Trim($EmailFrom)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (Trim($Message)=="") $validationOK=false;
if (!$validationOK) {
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=no.htm\">";
  exit;}

// prepare email body text
// tells you that the mail is sent from this form 
// $Body .= "Test Form:\n";
$Body = "$Message";

// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");

// redirect to success page 
if ($success){print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=yes.htm\">";}
else{print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=no.htm\">";}

// send copy of email to visitor
// replace John Doe's with your own name and address
// mail("$Name <$EmailFrom>", "John Doe has received your message '$Subject'", 
// "You wrote: $Message", "From: John Doe <johndoe@dot.com>");
?>

[MadTechie]

Try this

<?php
preg_match_all('/.{0,160}/sim', $Message, $parts);
$parts = $parts[0];
foreach($parts as $part)
{
if(!empty($part))
{
	$Body = "$part";
	// send email 
	$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
}
}
?>

[MadTechie]

Sorry replace the regex with

$parts=str_split($Message,160);

ie

(its quicker)

<?php
$parts=str_split($Message,160);
foreach($parts as $part)
{
   if(!empty($part))
   {
      $Body = "$part";
      // send email 
      $success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
   }
}
?>

[Boaz]

Awesome! Man I wish I could code. Thanks for helping!

 

The first one worked, but the second one didn't.

 

The problem I ran into was that the messages processed so fast, they arrived out of order. Is there a way to wait between each mail send?

[MadTechie]

updated.. this should work

<?php
$parts=str_split($Message,160);
$count = count($parts);
foreach($parts as $K=>$part)
{
   if(!empty($part))
   {
      $Body = "$part";
      // send email 
      $PSubject = $Subject." (".($K+1)." of $count)";
      $success = mail($EmailTo, $PSubject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
      sleep(1); //wait 1 second
   }
}
?>

[Boaz]

Hrm, still didn't come back to the success page or send the messages?

[MadTechie]

Okay use preg_match_all, i assume your on PHP4.. as str_split is PHP5

 

<?php
preg_match_all('/.{0,160}/sim', $Message, $parts);
$parts = $parts[0];
$count = count($parts);
foreach($parts as $K=>$part)
{
   if(!empty($part))
   {
      $Body = "$part";
      // send email 
      $PSubject = $Subject." (".($K+1)." of $count)";
      $success = mail($EmailTo, $PSubject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
      sleep(1); //wait 1 second
   }
}
?>

[Boaz]

Okay use preg_match_all, i assume your on PHP4.. as str_split is PHP5

 

Indeed, you are right again, sorry I didn't realize it wasn't updated until I just checked.

 

Thank you very much kind sir, you are the man!

[MadTechie]

Your welcome

Oh i should also say

you can change sleep to usleep.. for microseconds

ie

sleep(1); = usleep(1000000); == both = 1 second

but your probably need to do some testing for how long you should wait before sending the next message

 

personally i try not to use sleep (in life or programming) as you may get timeouts see here to extend it or just add

set_time_limit(0);

at the start of the script

 

If thats solved it the problem then please click topic solved

[Boaz]

PS- In case anyone else uses this cool tool, update the message count, it was off by 1.

 

$PSubject = $Subject." (".($K+1)." of ".($count-1).")";

 

[MadTechie]

Ahh should of checked that but you should change it here

$count = count($parts)-1;

saves a repeated calculation

[Boaz]

I switched to PHP5, the version check shows it's active, but the str_split still hangs. Odd, I'll just use the v4.

 

// send email 
// $success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
$parts=str_split($Message,160);
$count = count($parts)-1;
foreach($parts as $K=>$part)
{
   if(!empty($part))
   {
      $Body = "$part";
      // send email 
      $PSubject = $Subject." (".($K+1)." of $count)";
      $success = mail($EmailTo, $PSubject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
      sleep(1); //wait 1 second
   }
}

// redirect to success page 
if ($success){print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=yes.htm\">";}
else{print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=no.htm\">";}

 

[Boaz]

EDIT: Nevermind, it does work and it is faster. Also, when using the str_split the total message number calculates correctly, so no need for the -1

 

 

I'm done now...promise