[SOLVED] How do i send text and html email at the same time

[gotornot]

H Peeps

 

Im looking at sending both html and text email at the same time. Im not sure how to do this i can send them both independantly but am not sure on the dual method.

 

Any ideas?

[ILMV]

Have you considered asking the user whether they want to receive text or HTML emails, then just do an if statement, one sending HTML, one sending plain text.

[gotornot]

yes but...

 

That wasnt the answer I was looking for.

im looking in more general terms.

[Mark Baker]

There's an example somebody has given here in the PHP Manual

[CarbonCopy]

http://www.webcheatsheet.com/PHP/send_email_text_html_attachment.php

 

<?php
//define the receiver of the email
$to = '[email protected]';
//define the subject of the email
$subject = 'Test HTML email';
//create a boundary string. It must be unique
//so we use the MD5 algorithm to generate a random hash
$random_hash = md5(date('r', time()));
//define the headers we want passed. Note that they are separated with \r\n
$headers = "From: [email protected]\r\nReply-To: [email protected]";
//add boundary string and mime type specification
$headers .= "\r\nContent-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"PHP-alt-".$random_hash."\"";
//define the body of the message.
ob_start(); //Turn on output buffering
?>
--PHP-alt-<?php echo $random_hash; ?> 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hello World!!! 
This is simple text email message. 

--PHP-alt-<?php echo $random_hash; ?> 
Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

<h2>Hello World!</h2>
<p>This is something with <b>HTML</b> formatting.</p>

--PHP-alt-<?php echo $random_hash; ?>--
<?
//copy current buffer contents into $message variable and delete current output buffer
$message = ob_get_clean();
//send the email
$mail_sent = @mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers );
//if the message is sent successfully print "Mail sent". Otherwise print "Mail failed" 
echo $mail_sent ? "Mail sent" : "Mail failed";
?>

 

This shows the text part if HTML is disabled, not sure if this is what you want.

[gotornot]

excellent replies but i am confussed by the coding hopefully it will be simple enough from the examples dont kow why you would need to use the rand funcs tho dont understand that bit

[Mark Baker]

excellent replies but i am confussed by the coding hopefully it will be simple enough from the examples dont kow why you would need to use the rand funcs tho dont understand that bit

Each "part" (text and html) needs a unique boundary marker. The random functions ensure that the boundary markers are unique.

[gotornot]

hi Mark

 

Its not working its just throwing it all out together.

[gotornot]

i got it working thanks guys your all stars... when i have taken over richard branston i will remember you.