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PHP ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Outlook Send Email

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This example sends a simple plain-text email. Other examples exist for:
  • Sending HTML email.
  • Sending HTML email with embedded images.
  • Sending email with attachments.
  • Sending HTML email with embedded images and attachments.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

//  Use your previously obtained access token here:
//  See the following examples for getting an access token:
//     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
//     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
//     Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
//     Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).

$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/microsoftGraph.json');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$http->AuthToken = $jsonToken->stringOf('access_token');

//  To send email, we'll POST to the following endpoint:
//  
//  POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/sendMail
//  
//  (The special keyword "me" may be used in place of a principal name.)
//  

//  The body of the POST request contains JSON that specifies the email subject, body,
//  recipients, etc.  This example will build the following JSON email:
//  

//  	{
//  	  "message": {
//  	    "subject": "Meet for lunch?",
//  	    "body": {
//  	      "contentType": "Text",
//  	      "content": "The new cafeteria is open."
//  	    },
//  	    "toRecipients": [
//  	      {
//  	        "emailAddress": {
//  		  "name": "Chilkat Software",
//  	          "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//  	        }
//  	      },
//  	      {
//  	        "emailAddress": {
//  	          "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
//  	        }
//  	      }
//  	    ],
//  	    "ccRecipients": [
//  	      {
//  	        "emailAddress": {
//  		  "name": "Chilkat Blog",
//  		  "address": "admin@cknotes.com"
//  	        }
//  	      }
//  	    ]
//  	  },
//  	  "saveToSentItems": true
//  	}
//  

//  Build the above JSON.
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('message.subject','Meet for lunch?');
$json->UpdateString('message.body.contentType','Text');
$json->UpdateString('message.body.content','The new cafeteria is open.');
$json->UpdateString('message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.name','Chilkat Software');
$json->UpdateString('message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.address','admin@chilkat.io');
$json->UpdateString('message.toRecipients[1].emailAddress.address','chilkat.support@gmail.com');
$json->UpdateString('message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.name','Chilkat Blog');
$json->UpdateString('message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.address','admin@cknotes.com');
$json->UpdateBool('saveToSentItems',1);

//  Send the HTTP POST (i.e. send the email)
$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  The send succeeded if the response status code = 202.
//  In the success case, there is no response body.  (We just get the response code to know that it succeeded.)
if ($resp->StatusCode != 202) {
    $json->Load($resp->BodyStr);
    $json->EmitCompact = 0;
    print $json->emit() . "\n";
    print 'Failed, response status code = ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'Outlook Mail Sent.' . "\n";
}


?>