Server Side Email Making Software

Charlie152354 · 05-26-2009, 03:41 PM

Does anyone here know of software that can be installed on a webserver to allow web visitors to create HTML Based emails? Similair to Icontact or Constant Contact?

vampist · 05-26-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie152354

Does anyone here know of software that can be installed on a webserver to allow web visitors to create HTML Based emails? Similair to Icontact or Constant Contact?

What is the servers OS?

Charlie152354 · 05-26-2009, 05:56 PM

Currently Windows but It is a dedicated box so I can simply change it to any OS

vampist · 05-26-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie152354

Currently Windows but It is a dedicated box so I can simply change it to any OS

Ok that is good. Are you familiar with PHP at all?

Charlie152354 · 05-27-2009, 07:00 AM

Editing PHP - No, but I can find someone to edit it.

Installing a php app - I can do as long as it has an install file. I know how to setup the Mysql and anything along those lines.

I want to make sure you know what Im looking for:
I use mailing-manager pro for the email sending. I am looking for a web based email designer that website visitors can use to create the email. Once they create it, I need the web based software to either send the code to some backend place or to send the code to my email for me to personally put it into queue.

**root** · 05-27-2009, 11:25 AM

you can use PHP to do all of this.

PHP has a mail function that sends mail using SMTP, (all you'll need is to define a relay server, -which can be on the same box as the website).

from here you can set up a form with from/to/subject/message fields and a send button that calls the mail processing script in PHP.

But to save re-inventing the wheel you should probably search for some PHP mail scripts, there are some really good ones already made that look pretty good and also include the ability to attach files in the correct mime encoding etc,

just google for 'php html mail script' and there are a load of results.
that'll let you keep everything quite nicely on one box.

05-26-2009, 03:41 PM	#1
Charlie152354 Beta Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Server Side Email Making Software Does anyone here know of software that can be installed on a webserver to allow web visitors to create HTML Based emails? Similair to Icontact or Constant Contact?

05-26-2009, 05:56 PM	#3
Charlie152354 Beta Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Server Side Email Making Software Currently Windows but It is a dedicated box so I can simply change it to any OS

05-27-2009, 07:00 AM	#5
Charlie152354 Beta Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Server Side Email Making Software Editing PHP - No, but I can find someone to edit it. Installing a php app - I can do as long as it has an install file. I know how to setup the Mysql and anything along those lines. I want to make sure you know what Im looking for: I use mailing-manager pro for the email sending. I am looking for a web based email designer that website visitors can use to create the email. Once they create it, I need the web based software to either send the code to some backend place or to send the code to my email for me to personally put it into queue.

05-27-2009, 11:25 AM	#6
root Site Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,945	Re: Server Side Email Making Software you can use PHP to do all of this. PHP has a mail function that sends mail using SMTP, (all you'll need is to define a relay server, -which can be on the same box as the website). from here you can set up a form with from/to/subject/message fields and a send button that calls the mail processing script in PHP. But to save re-inventing the wheel you should probably search for some PHP mail scripts, there are some really good ones already made that look pretty good and also include the ability to attach files in the correct mime encoding etc, just google for 'php html mail script' and there are a load of results. that'll let you keep everything quite nicely on one box. __________________ I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian… Im sick of people saying 'dont waste paper'. If trees wanted to live, they'd all carry guns. "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; The inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."

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