Email link to a friend code ??

gazzip · 10-18-2006, 05:05 AM

Hi All

Anyone know the html code for emailing a link to a friend - one where you can also put in the email subject and a couple of lines about what the link is about ?

Appreciate any help you can provide

Thanks

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sote · 10-18-2006, 06:46 AM

With plain HTML the most you can do is:
<a href="mailto:yourid@emailprovider.com">Tell a Friend</a>
which will bring up the users default mail program eg: Outlook.
I suggest not using this method as most people don't use these email clients.

On the otherhand, you could create a HTML 'form' which is processed by PHP which is probably the best way to do this.

-Ray- · 10-18-2006, 09:50 AM

I think this is what he wanted... Put all that in one php page in the following order.. The following code is a form that posts to it self to send mail..

PHP Code:

  
<?php

 if (!isset($_POST["send"])){

   

// no post data -> display form

?>

HTML Code:

 <form method="POST" action="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>">
   To: <input type="text" name="to">
   From: <input type="text" name="sender">
   Subject : <input type="text" name="subject">
   Message : 
   <textarea name="message" rows="10" cols="60" lines="20"></textarea>
   <input type="submit" name="send" value="Send">
   </form>

PHP Code:

  <?php 

 }else{

 
   // found post data

   $from=$_POST['sender'];

  $to=$_POST['to'];

 
   // send mail :

 
   if (mail($to,$_POST['subject'],$_POST['message'],"From: $from\n")){

     // display confirmation message if mail sent successfully

     echo "Your mail sent to $to.";

 }else{

   // sending failed

    echo "Your mail could not be sent.";

   }

 }

 ?>

gazzip · 10-19-2006, 07:57 AM

Thanks Guys - That php stuff looks a little confusing to me though..well, alot

Maybe it is a javascript code I need ?? I have used it once years ago and I think it was just a case of popping a piece of code in the header as far as I remember.

Anyone know if there is such a javascript code for this ?

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10-18-2006, 05:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
gazzip First Time Poster ! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mc Scotland Posts: 6,416 226.12 NP$ (Donate)	Email link to a friend code ?? Hi All Anyone know the html code for emailing a link to a friend - one where you can also put in the email subject and a couple of lines about what the link is about ? Appreciate any help you can provide Thanks .

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-Ray- An American Soldier Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630 2.53 NP$ (Donate)	I think this is what he wanted... Put all that in one php page in the following order.. The following code is a form that posts to it self to send mail.. PHP Code: `<?php if (!isset($_POST["send"])){ // no post data -> display form ?>` HTML Code: <form method="POST" action="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>"> To: <input type="text" name="to"> From: <input type="text" name="sender"> Subject : <input type="text" name="subject"> Message : <textarea name="message" rows="10" cols="60" lines="20"></textarea> <input type="submit" name="send" value="Send"> </form> PHP Code: `<?php }else{ // found post data $from=$_POST['sender']; $to=$_POST['to']; // send mail : if (mail($to,$_POST['subject'],$_POST['message'],"From: $from\n")){ // display confirmation message if mail sent successfully echo "Your mail sent to $to."; }else{ // sending failed echo "Your mail could not be sent."; } } ?>` __________________ Completely Free cPanel Hosting -- Deployed to Afghanistan -- "There is no such thing as rich over-night unless you owned Google stock in 2006"

10-18-2006, 06:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
sote NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 70 13.20 NP$ (Donate)	With plain HTML the most you can do is: <a href="mailto:yourid@emailprovider.com">Tell a Friend</a> which will bring up the users default mail program eg: Outlook. I suggest not using this method as most people don't use these email clients. On the otherhand, you could create a HTML 'form' which is processed by PHP which is probably the best way to do this.

10-19-2006, 07:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
gazzip First Time Poster ! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mc Scotland Posts: 6,416 226.12 NP$ (Donate)	Thanks Guys - That php stuff looks a little confusing to me though..well, alot Maybe it is a javascript code I need ?? I have used it once years ago and I think it was just a case of popping a piece of code in the header as far as I remember. Anyone know if there is such a javascript code for this ? .

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