Emailing array data

Discussion in 'PHP' started by sipherz, Sep 7, 2011.

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  1. #1
    Hi

    I have an array of data, that I'd like to send as the body part of an email.

    The code I have so far is:

    
$items = array();
foreach($xmlData->Item as $item)
{
     //do some stuff here
}

$to = "test@example.com";
$subject = "Import Successful";
foreach($items as $record)
{
    $body .= $record;
}
 if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
   echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
  } else {
   echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
  }
    Code (markup):
    But I get that $body is undefined.

    Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
     
    sipherz, Sep 7, 2011 IP
  2. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #2
    You need to have

    $body = '';

    before you start adding to it. Apart from that your script is just fine.

    To make it a bit more readable change
    foreach($items as $record){
    $body .= $record;
}
    PHP:
    to 
    foreach($items as $record){
    $body .= $record . "\n";
}
    PHP:
    \n puts a line break after every record and has to be in double quotes.
     
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  3. sipherz

    sipherz Peon

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    #3
    Ok, so I added the bits of code you mentioned, but the $body part of the email is still blank.

    Any ideas why?

    Thanks

    UPDATED

    The problem was I need to access the array data like

    
$body .= $record->Name
    Code (markup):
    All is working fine now

    Thanks
     
    sipherz, Sep 7, 2011 IP
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  4. freelanceinphp

    freelanceinphp Member

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    #4
    can you please debug $record array, I think it's empty. check your $items variable values.
     
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  5. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #5
    What problem do you think remains?
     
    sarahk, Sep 7, 2011 IP