[FX.php List] Pegging the CPU with PHPMailer

[Joel Shapiro]

Seeking clarification:

Braces {curly brackets} are used to wrap variables when inside either  
double-quoted or heredoc strings, but not within single-quoted strings.

Is that correcct?

-Joel


On May 15, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> Try this:
>
> <?php
> $name = $findData['name'][0];   //find the value from FMP
>
> echo <<<output
> My name is {$name}
> output;
> ?>
>
> 2008/5/15 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
>> Will look at Smarty.
>>
>> In the meantime, I can't get Heredoc to work with my set up.
>>
>> This is what I have:
>>
>> $htmlstring = "My name is $name."; // My template
>> $name = $findData['name'][0];   //find the value from FMP
>>
>> echo <<<EOT
>> $htmlstring
>> EOT;
>>
>>
>> It doesn't replace the variable with the value.  Everything I try  
>> generates
>> a syntax error.
>>
>> How do I do this?
>>
>> J
>>
>> At 6:19 PM +0200 5/15/08, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>
>>> Alternatively if you have to do alot of stuff like that, perhaps
>>> learning smarty is the way to go...
>>>
>>> ggt
>>>
>>> 2008/5/15 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
>>>>
>>>>  This is evidence that I try and solve challenges myself before  
>>>> asking
>>>> the
>>>>  list.
>>>>
>>>>  Heredoc looks like a better alternative that the iterative  
>>>> method I
>>>> created.
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>  Anyone got a wheel that needs recreating? ;-)
>>>>
>>>>  Jonathan
>>>>
>>>>  At 8:50 AM +0200 5/15/08, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Ehh, how about using heredoc?
>>>>>
>>>>>  ggt
>>>>>
>>>>>  2008/5/15 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Hi Folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I'm looking for some advice on being more efficient with my  
>>>>>> new mass
>>>>>>  mail
>>>>>>  script using PHPMailer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  The problem is that I am pegging the CPU during the send.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  My first idea is that I am doing "mail merge" badly. I'm  
>>>>>> doing it
>>>>>> live,
>>>>>>  replacing homemade variables during the send. I'm using  
>>>>>> Str_replace to
>>>>>>  insert the values into the html lettter:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring =str_replace("{name}",$findData['name'][0],
>>>>>> $htmlstring);
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring= str_replace("{email}",$findData['email'][0],
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring);
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring= str_replace("{MID}",$findData['MailID'][0],
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring);
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring= str_replace("{folder}",$findData['data5'][0],
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring);
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring= str_replace("{data1}",$findData['data1'][0],
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring);
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring= str_replace("{data2}",$findData['data2'][0],
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring);
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring= str_replace("{data3}",$findData['data3'][0],
>>>>>>  $newhtmlstring);
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  The html field contains the home made {fieldname} entries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  How bad of a technique is this?  The html field is about 5k.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Thx
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  jonathan
>>>>>>  --
>>>>>>  Jonathan Schwartz
>>>>>>  Exit 445 Group
>>>>>>  jonathan at exit445.com
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