Mime and Inline Images

AdamOhio76 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-28-05, 06:42 PM

I am looking to find a "simple" example of sending Mime E-mails with Inline images. I have an example of what I want below.

The message should have the logo at the top, the message and finally the footer. The goal to create a form to allow end-users to simply type their message and click send and the email format properly without intervention or coding knowledge.

Anyone have thoughts?

Thanks for your time!!

Code:

<?php
	
	if($cmd=="sendmessage")	{
		
		$headers = "From: $fr_sender\n";
		$headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
		$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1";
		
		$top_image = "http://www.mysite.org/graphics/toplogo.gif";
		$bottom_image = "http://www.mysite.org/graphics/bottomlogo.gif";
		
		$email_message = "
			<html>
			<body>
				<img src='$top_image'>
				<br>
					$fr_message<br>
				<br>
				<img src='$bottom_image'>
			</body>
			</html>
		";
		
		
		mail($fr_receipient,$fr_subject,$email_message,$headers);
		
		$message="Your message has been sent";
		$cmd="";
		//header("Location: mailsender.php?msg=$message");
		echo"Receipient: $fr_receipient<br>Sender: $fr_sender<br>Message<br>$email_message";
		exit();
	}
?>

NeverMind · #2 (**permalink**) 04-28-05, 07:23 PM

if the images are not attachments and are hosted in a website, simply use HTML to send the email with images inside it (with <img> tag)

AdamOhio76 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-28-05, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeverMind

if the images are not attachments and are hosted in a website, simply use HTML to send the email with images inside it (with <img> tag)

This was the first thing I attempted. When I sent the email with the img tags I wouldn't receive an email. However, when I comment the img tags out the email goes through.

Something within the img tag is keeping it from sending the email.

See the below reformatted code.

Code:

<?php
	
	if($cmd=="sendmessage")	{
		
		$headers = "From: $fr_sender\n";
		$headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
		$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1";
		
		$email_message = "<html>";
		$email_message .="<body>";
		//$email_message .="<img src=\"http://www.mysite.org/graphics/toplogo.gif\" alt=\"\" height=\"96\" width=\"901\" border=\"0\">";
		$email_message .="<br>";
		$email_message .="$fr_message<br>";
		$email_message .="<br>";
		//$email_message .="<img src=\"http://www.mysite.org/graphics/bottomlogo.gif\" alt=\"\" height=\"96\" width=\"901\" border=\"0\">";
		$email_message .="</body>";
		$email_message .="</html>	";
		
		
		mail($fr_receipient,$fr_subject,$email_message,$headers);
		
		$message="Your message has been sent";
		$cmd="";
		//header("Location: mailsender.php?msg=$message");
		echo"Receipient: $fr_receipient<br>Sender: $fr_sender<br>Message<br>$email_message";
		exit();
	}
?>

AdamOhio76 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-02-05, 03:31 PM

Anyone have any thoughts? Am I coding this incorrectly?

Thanks for your time.

NeverMind · #5 (**permalink**) 05-02-05, 06:02 PM

after taking a look the this peice of code I found:
* you didn't use \r\n after each header which is a must as PHP manual says:

Quote:

Note: You must use \r\n to separate headers, although some Unix mail transfer agents may work with just a single newline (\n).

* the mail() function is not taking the headers variable correctly! there is a tab between the dollar sign $ and the name of the variable!

try this one instead:

PHP Code:


			
    if($cmd == 'sendmessage')    {

        

        $headers = "From: $fr_sender\r\n";

        $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";

        $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

        

        $email_message = '<html>';

        $email_message .='<body>';

        $email_message .='<img src="http://www.mysite.org/graphics/toplogo.gif" alt="" height="96" width="901" border="0">';

        $email_message .="<br>";

        $email_message .="$fr_message<br>";

        $email_message .='<br>';

        $email_message .='<img src="http://www.mysite.org/graphics/bottomlogo.gif" alt="" height="96" width="901" border="0">';

        $email_message .='</body>';

        $email_message .='</html>';

        

        

        $check = @mail($fr_receipient, $fr_subject, $email_message, $headers);

        

        if (!$check)

           die('Mail was not sent!');

        

        $message= "Your message has been sent";

        $cmd = "";

        //header("Location: mailsender.php?msg=$message");

        echo"Receipient: $fr_receipient<br>Sender: $fr_sender<br>Message<br>$email_message";

        exit();

    }

however, some spam filters consider a message a spam when it contains inline images! so check out your junk/bulk mail..

AdamOhio76 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-03-05, 06:30 AM

Nevermind:

Thank you for all your help. After reviewing your response I did check my Julk Mail and found the 20 or so tests I sent that did work.

When my mail client didn't indicate any received messages, I just assumed they never sent. They were there the whole time and did work correctly as I had them coded.

I do appreciate you pointing out the \r\n coding as I did miss that.

Your time is greatly appreciated.

Adam