PHP Extension

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// 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 (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
$mailman = new CkMailMan();

// Set the SMTP server.
$mailman->put_SmtpHost('smtp.my-tls-mail-server.com');

// Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
$mailman->put_SmtpUsername('MY_SMTP_USERNAME');
$mailman->put_SmtpPassword('MY_SMTP_PASSWORD');

// Connect to SMTP port 465 using TLS.
$mailman->put_SmtpSsl(true);
$mailman->put_SmtpPort(465);

// Create a new email object
$email = new CkEmail();

$email->put_Subject('This is a test');
$email->put_Body('This is a test');
$email->put_From('Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>');
$success = $email->AddTo('Chilkat Admin','admin@chilkatsoft.com');
// To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

// Add some attachments.
// The AddFileAttachment method returns the value of the content-type it chose for the attachment.
$contentType = $email->addFileAttachment('qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg');
if ($email->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $email->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$contentType = $email->addFileAttachment('qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf');
if ($email->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $email->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Call SendEmail to connect to the SMTP server and send.
// The connection (i.e. session) to the SMTP server remains
// open so that subsequent SendEmail calls may use the
// same connection.  
$success = $mailman->SendEmail($email);
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $mailman->CloseSmtpConnection();
if ($success != true) {
    print 'Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.' . "\n";
}

print 'Mail with attachments sent!' . "\n";

?>