(PHP Extension) Send HTML Email with CSS as Related Item using Content-Location

Demonstrates how to compose an HTML email with an external CSS file included as a related item and referenced by Content-Location.

Some email clients display embedded (related) content best using CID's (Content-IDs), whereas other email clients display related content best by Content-Location. The choice you make may depend on the software used by the intended recipient of your email. (Does' the recipient read email on an iPhone? Android? Outlook? GMail? Thunderbird? etc.)

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

// The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
$mailman = new CkMailMan();

// Use your SMTP server hostname.  This example uses office365, but it could be any SMTP server..
$mailman->put_SmtpHost('outlook.office365.com');
$mailman->put_SmtpPort(587);
$mailman->put_StartTLS(true);

// Set the SMTP login/password
$mailman->put_SmtpUsername('OFFICE365-SMTP-LOGIN');
$mailman->put_SmtpPassword('OFFICE365-SMTP-PASSWORD');

// Create a new email object
$email = new CkEmail();
$email->put_Subject('HTML Email with embedded CSS');
$email->put_From('Chilkat Support <my-office365-user@mydomain.com>');
$email->AddTo('Chilkat Support','support@chilkatsoft.com');

$sbCss = new CkStringBuilder();
$bCrlf = true;
$sbCss->AppendLine('body {',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('    background-color: powderblue;',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('}',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('h1 {',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('    color: blue;',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('}',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('p {',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('    color: red;',$bCrlf);
$sbCss->AppendLine('}',$bCrlf);

// The filenameInHtml is what should exists within the HTML (in the href atribute)
$filenameInHtml = 'styles.css';
// Call AddRelatedString2 to use Content-Location.
$email->AddRelatedString2($filenameInHtml,$sbCss->getAsString(),'utf-8');

$sbHtml = new CkStringBuilder();
$sbHtml->AppendLine('<!DOCTYPE html>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('<html>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('<head>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('  <link rel=\'stylesheet\' href=\'styles.css\'>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('</head>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('<body>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('<h1>This is a heading</h1>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('<p>This is a paragraph.</p>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('</body>',$bCrlf);
$sbHtml->AppendLine('</html>',$bCrlf);

$email->SetHtmlBody($sbHtml->getAsString());

$success = $mailman->SendEmail($email);
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'Mail Sent!' . "\n";
}


?>