pipe email

**DiscJockey** · September 10th, 2004, 4:09 PM

how do i link user[at]mydomain.com to a php file and then the php file emails me...

???

**Bigjohn** · September 10th, 2004, 4:15 PM

use PHP mail function

There is a thread on this...

FORMmail problem -- Recipient

**DiscJockey** · September 10th, 2004, 4:20 PM

how do i link the email to the php file??

**miakeru** · September 10th, 2004, 4:25 PM

You could put this as the destination of an e-mail forward:

|/home/username/public_html/path/to/php/file

I believe that will work.

**DiscJockey** · September 10th, 2004, 4:27 PM

okay! done that! now, i put the following code and linked it with the forwarding

<?
mail("myname[at]hotmail.com","subject","ddd");
?>

nothing happens

**miakeru** · September 10th, 2004, 4:33 PM

Well, that's because you aren't really linking anything, and the e-mail itself will not execute that script. Piping e-mail merely passes the contents of an e-mail to a script which is then supposed to parse and respond.

With the code you pasted, a mail would only be sent if someone requested the php file in their browser.

**DiscJockey** · September 10th, 2004, 6:40 PM

ok, heres what i got

a php file named 'test.php' with the following code in it

PHP Code:


			
#!/usr/sbin/php -q



<?



mail("myemail[at]hotmail.com","subject","{$email}$email");

exit(0);



?>

and i linked tester[at]mydomain.com to that file.. when i send a email to it i get the following reply back

- Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

pipe to |/home/ebreaze/public_html/test.php
generated by tester[at]mydomain.com
local delivery failed

------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------

**miakeru** · September 10th, 2004, 6:41 PM

Did you actually put in 'pipe to' as part of the e-mail forward?

**DiscJockey** · September 10th, 2004, 6:47 PM

no, how do you mean? show me an example???

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September 10th, 2004, 4:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
DiscJockey Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Jul 2004 Hosted on Pass20 422 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	okay! done that! now, i put the following code and linked it with the forwarding <? mail("myname[at]hotmail.com","subject","ddd"); ?> nothing happens __________________ :P

September 10th, 2004, 6:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
DiscJockey Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Jul 2004 Hosted on Pass20 422 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	ok, heres what i got a php file named 'test.php' with the following code in it PHP Code: `#!/usr/sbin/php -q <? mail("myemail[at]hotmail.com","subject","{$email}$email"); exit(0); ?>` and i linked tester[at]mydomain.com to that file.. when i send a email to it i get the following reply back - Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender This message was created automatically by mail delivery software. A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: pipe to \|/home/ebreaze/public_html/test.php generated by tester[at]mydomain.com local delivery failed ------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------ __________________ :P

September 10th, 2004, 4:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
miakeru Web Hosting Super Ninj4 Super #1 Joined in Sep 2003 Lives in Fullerton, CA 1,581 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	You could put this as the destination of an e-mail forward: \|/home/username/public_html/path/to/php/file I believe that will work.

September 10th, 2004, 4:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
miakeru Web Hosting Super Ninj4 Super #1 Joined in Sep 2003 Lives in Fullerton, CA 1,581 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	Well, that's because you aren't really linking anything, and the e-mail itself will not execute that script. Piping e-mail merely passes the contents of an e-mail to a script which is then supposed to parse and respond. With the code you pasted, a mail would only be sent if someone requested the php file in their browser.

September 10th, 2004, 6:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
miakeru Web Hosting Super Ninj4 Super #1 Joined in Sep 2003 Lives in Fullerton, CA 1,581 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	Did you actually put in 'pipe to' as part of the e-mail forward?

September 10th, 2004, 6:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
DiscJockey Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Jul 2004 Hosted on Pass20 422 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	no, how do you mean? show me an example??? __________________ :P

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