[delerium]

just a general question. I need to create a web page that will collect and store user input, then email the stored data to another user in a formated text, once a week. How would i go about doing the emailing part? if anyone has any suggestions that would be great. thanks again.

[blaw]

Hi there,

Originally Posted by delerium

...... How would i go about doing the emailing part?

It seems like you can use a cron job for that purpose. Write a script that retrieves corresponding message (input that is stored in db, file, or whatever you may use), put it into your desired format-template, and mail() it.

Then, excute this script once a week by setting up a cron job.

As for setting up a cron, you can refer to this tutorial:

PHP Freaks: Automate Your PHP Site Using CRON
http://www.phpfreaks.com/print.php?c...rial&tut_id=28

HTH.

P.S. Do you like Delerium? I love their music.

[delerium]

well, contrab sounds like the best way to go. how do i access it, though. right now i dont have a host. im running apache, mysql, and php on my home box. this way i can develop and test my pages before i post them. so, is there a way to set up CRON on my personal computer so that i can test my scripts?
by the way, i do like the band. its good stuff lol

[blaw]

Hi again,

Cron is a unix thing, but there are several ways to do it on Windows with an emulator(?) like cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) or something similar. I also heard that Microsoft even has alike unix tools, too, so I guess you can pick what you feel is right. Search for terms like "Unix on windows", etc, and it shouldn't be very difficult to find them.

Good luck!

P.S. I felt Chimera was a bit different from the previous ones in that they've added more of pop tunes, rather than the traditional gospel/choir kind of sounds. It was, however, an excellent move!