[FX.php List] Mail for web based solutions

[Dale Bengston]

Hi Vince,

The sendmail part of PHP is part of PHP, and works with any data  
source. So yes, if you can get data out of FMP (like an email  
address), you can use PHP to send out  email.

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/ref.mail.php

Hope this helps,
Dale

On Jul 29, 2006, at 1:00 PM, Vincenzo P. Menanno wrote:

> Ok here is that other message... I posted this to the FSA list but  
> I think I might get some useful replies here as well...
>
> Thanks.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> In development of a solution that will need to send email from a  
> part of the database that will be online.
>
> I am looking at what others do in this regards. Currently I can  
> send email from FileMaker with the use of a plug-in.
>
> But if a plug-in has a progress dialog it will not be a web  
> compatible function and so not run in a web environment. I know  
> that it is also possible to have this plug-in not show the progress  
> dialog... and simply by not showing the progress dialog does that  
> make it so that it is web compatible?
>
> Does FMPHP offer some of this capability built right into it... and  
> all that one needs to do is specify the mail server they are using.  
> I guess that would be an option.
>
> What are others using to be able to send mail out in their web  
> solutions?
>
> Thanks - Vince
>
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