Open emails in current window

[ShaolinF]

Hi Guys,

 

I send php emails to myself and when click on the link it opens a new windows. Is there anyway I can force the link to opened in the current window its in ?

[sstangle73]

lets see your code its probally a browser preference more then a code you could alwasys use target=_self

[ShaolinF]

Here you go:

 

<?php

$to = "Username <mymail@hotmail.com>"; 
$subject = "Thank you for your email";
$headers = "From: Sender <email@domain.com>\n";
$headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"; 
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n"; 
$headers .= "Reply-To: Sender <email@domain.com>\n"; 
$headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n"; 
$headers .= "X-MSmail-Priority: High\n"; 
$headers .= "X-mailer: My mailer"; 

$message .=  '<a href="http://www.google.com">http://www.google.com</a>';

mail ($to, $subject, $message, $headers) 

?> 

[sstangle73]

what is opening in a new window? exactly?

[ShaolinF]

This:

 

$message .=  '<a href="http://www.google.com">http://www.google.com</a>';

 

I think its standard in most email clients to open links in new windows. I just want a way to open the link in the same window.

[sstangle73]

ohh your saying when u recive the email  on your hotmail you want the link u sent to your self to be opened in the hotmail window! gotcha

try makeing the link

$message .=  '<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_self">http://www.google.com</a>'; 

[ShaolinF]

Nope, that didn't work.

[soycharliente]

_parent ?

[sstangle73]

yah you can try _parent but i think it might be something within hotmail so you dont navigate away from them

 

$message .=  '<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_parent">http://www.google.com</a>'; 

[ShaolinF]

That didnt work either. 

[soycharliente]

Your e-mail client is probably forcing a new window. There's most likely nothing you can do about it. From an IA perspective, it's annoying to click a link and have the page redirect. I'd be upset if I wasn't done reading my mail, clicked a link, and lost my inbox.