[Phpwm] Getting mail into a mysql database

Pete Graham petegraham1 at gmail.com
Thu May 28 11:02:42 UTC 2009


Do this http://www.niquille.com/2005/05/19/mail2php-postfix-phpstdin/

I set it up for a site couple of years ago, works nicely.

Pete

2009/5/28 Alex Mace <alex at hollytree.co.uk>:
> Then see Andy's message, his suggestion looked good to me :)
>
> On 28 May 2009, at 11:33, Mike Tipping wrote:
>
>> I'm really after something that happens automatically, kicked off by
>> the
>> mail server rather than on a crontab.
>>
>> I seem to remember you can get postfix? To run a pearl script when it
>> receives a message. Does anyone know anything similar in PHP?
>>
>>
>> On 28/5/09 11:24, "Alex Mace" <alex at hollytree.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> I've never used them, but I'd assume the php IMAP functions would be
>>> the best place to start : http://php.net/imap
>>>
>>> That allows you to access mail boxes. Then just set it going on a
>>> cron
>>> job and you should be done...
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> On 28 May 2009, at 11:18, Mike Tipping wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a simple support system that allows people to submit messages
>>>> through
>>>> a web form. These messages all go into a MySQL DB and are dealt
>>>> with.
>>>>
>>>> I now want to add messages from email so all messages that come to a
>>>> specific email address are parsed into the same DB.
>>>>
>>>> The mail server I'm using a the mo is Postfix.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas on the best way of doing this.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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