How do you email your directory list?

When you have an important announcement or update on your directory and you want to inform all your members, how do you inform them?

Is there a way to email everybody through php 3.1?
Or must I collect all emails on my own and email them through my own email server?

Thanks!

 

You need this mod and an email marketing expert.

You can ask netx for help. He's runs his own email marketing business for quite long time.


hyper

 

Export your Emails from your MySQL file and send them to your email program.

 

I am not sure about PHP 3.1. but on PHP4 you can use a simple "mail" command to send messages. Well, something like this:

mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: $name <$email>\nX-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion());
header( "location: confirm.htm" );

Code (markup):

(sorry 'bout pasting a code here but I think it is relevant to the answer)

If you are not on good terms with PHP, go to ymlp.com. They have a free option to try the service. Your idea is great. It's important to keep the members informed!

 

Thanks for these tips.

@contactusa: which file are these emails stored?
Thanks.

 

Not files on your ftp. In your MySQL database. Log in to your phpMyAdmin
and export them.