On Tuesday 17 December 2002 04:16, Kevin Stone wrote: > I need a solution to activate a PHP script when somebody sends an email to > a specified account. I've looked into procmail and sork and find that I am > in way over my head. I know my way around PHP well enough but I'm more > than a little dense when it comes to Unix commands. I wouldn't even know > how to install procmail, let alone use it. So is there a more "Plug n' > Play" solution that I can unzip, upload to my FTP account, modify a few > variables, and just have it work? Perhaps through sendmail which is > already installed on the server? Surely the problem is universial enough > that somebody has come up with a solution. I appreciate any help tracking > it down.
I'm not sure about the problem being universal (enough) but the solution certainly isn't universal :-) Different MTAs would require different configurations and may require more privileges than a standard webhosting account usually have. One solution you can consider is to have a php script polling a mail account at regular intervals and acting on whatever mail it gets. This way, you don't have to worry about what MTA your host is using, and does away with the need to install extra software. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* The bigger they are, the harder they hit. */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
