PHP ActiveX

Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

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Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$mailman = new COM("Chilkat.MailMan");

// The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
// from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
// with embedded images and style sheets.
$mht = new COM("Chilkat.Mht");

$email = new COM("Chilkat.Email");

// There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
// and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
// urls that begin with "cid:" and the corresponding image
// embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
// When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
// path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
// the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

// When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
// be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
// the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
// the images are automatically displayed.

// When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express, 
// embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

// When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
// However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
// images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still 
// display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
// It's because when viewing the email there is no external
// HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer 
// cannot get an indication that you've read the email. 
// However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by 
// any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
// even though the images are embedded.

// I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
// Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
// GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
// used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

// I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
// does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
// to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
$mht->UseCids = 1;

$emlStr = $mht->getEML('http://www.bonairefishing.com/');
if ($mht->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
    print $mht->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $email->SetFromMimeText($emlStr);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $email->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$email->Subject = 'Test HTML email';

// This example is tested in:
// Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
$success = $email->AddTo('Chilkat Support','support@chilkatsoft.com');

// Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
// email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
$success = $email->AddTo('Chilkat on Yahoo','chilkat_software@yahoo.com');
$success = $email->AddTo('Chilkat on GMail','chilkat.support@gmail.com');

$email->From = 'chilkat@live.com';

// Send email using smtp.live.com
$mailman->SmtpHost = 'smtp.live.com';
$mailman->SmtpUsername = 'chilkat@live.com';
$mailman->SmtpPassword = 'myPassword';
$mailman->SmtpPort = 587;
$mailman->StartTLS = 1;

$success = $mailman->SendEmail($email);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $mailman->CloseSmtpConnection();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'HTML Email Sent!' . "\n";

?>