RE: [PLUG] /usr/bin/sendmail program w/PHP

["Brent R. Matzelle" <bmatzelle@yahoo.com>]

Yes, the client web site that I am developing is on a web host that has
informed me that they do not support that function.  Instead I have to utilized
the PHP 'exec' function.  The program should work fine except for some reason
PHP causes anything within the greater-than / less-than (< >) to disappear.  

For example:

To: Jim Fakeemail <$Jims_mail>
From: His Friend <$His_friends_email>
Subject: Hello Jim!
Message body

PHP erases all text within those signs:

To: Jim Fakeemail <>
From: His Friend <>
Subject: Hello Jim!
Message body

and so /usr/sbin/sendmail -t < $message_with_the_above_headers obviously
doesn't work.  I'm not sure if it's a problem with PHP but there seems to be
that possibility.  

Brent

On Mon, 01 May 2000, you wrote:
> Brent,
> 
> Is here any reason why you do not want to use the build-in php mail command?
> 
> For example
> 
> mail("e-mail-address@somewhere.com","Mail Subject",$string_with_message);
> 
> Garth Nielsen
> 
> On 01-May-2000 Brent R. Matzelle wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm trying to figure out how to use that tricky little /usr/sbin/sendmail
> > program to send a message with PHP.
> > 
> > I've tried the command:
> > 
> > exec("/usr/sbin/sendmail < $message_with_headers");
> > 
> > and many others but to no effect.  I've tried a bunch of different formats
> > for
> > the mail file too.  
> > 
> > e.g.
> > MAIL FROM: user@email.com
> > RCPT TO: otheruser@otheremail.com
> > DATA
> > Subject: Subject header
> > Message
> > ..
> > You get the idea... 
> > 
> > The man page is quite confusing.  Is anyone familiar with the syntax and
> > could give me an example or two of how to make it work?  
> > 
> > Brent
> > 
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