Inserting data via email - can it be done?

[CanMan2004]

Hi all

I am wondering if it is at all possible to send an email to a particular address and the content in the email is then uploaded to a sql database.

Im not sure if this can be done, has anyone ever done this?

Thanks

Ed

[trq]

Of course its possible, and yes, its done all the time.

I'm not sure what part you could possibly be stuck on. Use the [url=http://php.net/mail]mail[/url]() function to send the email, then the [url=http://php.net/mysql_query]mysql_query[/url]() function to insert the email into a database.

[CanMan2004]

the part where the server would be able to pick up the email and read the contents of a specific email

[trq]

Sorry, you'll need to be clearer in what it is exactly your trying to do. If your sending the email, then put it in a database and send it.

If you want that when an email arrives at a client the email is to be stored in your database this isn't going to happen. You can't do anything on the client.

[DjKermit]

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