[dcooldude_1]

Hello,

I've come up with a stupid little way to create a unique activation key for every user that signs up with my system. Everything works nice, I have an activation form, that will take the key, compair it to the username and the assigned key, if it is valid, it will update my table so the user is active, inputs the date they activated.

What's even cooler, (keep in mind that I'm a begginer at this stuff), I made it so that if they try to login, they can't if the colum (or row, can't remember) with the username and status says that they are inactive..... (I think this is cool, because it only took me a few hours to figure this out.... And I'm a beginer. This stuff rocks!!!!)


Anyway, my question is this: How do I send that activation key to the user via e-mail? Everything works, except this part. Could someone please help me?

[blaw]

Hello,

Good job on your script! You know, eventually everyone will be a good programmer, but to be a better one, I think you need to have ideas (or flexibility or instinct, whatever you may call). Keep it up. =)

Assuming that your code allows a user to register, upon registering (i.e. after validation and database insertion), you can simply generate your activation key and send it by mail() to whoever's email address this user entered upon registeration.

At least, that's what I do. Good luck, then.

[simone]

heres an example for you ...you add this right after the php which enteres the info into the database...

PHP Code:

mail("$THEIREMAIL", "Activation Key!", "Hey, thanks for signing up! please activate your account by clicking on the following link ... http://www.yoursite.com/userval.php?key=$THEIRKEY"); 

Of course change the variables accordingly. ... first part is their email, second the subject of the email and third the actual content..i like it like that because it doesnt have a reply email, and you dont get spammed, lol.

[dcooldude_1]

Thanx guys, your a REAL big help! I'll go try it out now.....