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List:       php-db
Subject:    Re: [PHP-DB] Mailto and PHP
From:       James Gadrow <jgadrow () lawriter ! net>
Date:       2007-06-14 17:09:56
Message-ID: 46717664.1030805 () lawriter ! net
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Phil Matt wrote:
>
> De-lurking here. I am trying to modify a mailing script that I 
> originally wrote to use a small form to send mail to different people 
> from a MySQL database. I would like to modify it so that instead of 
> using a form, the user's regular default email program opens on 
> activating the link. I can't quite figure out how to pass the right 
> parameters. Here's the relevant part of the existing script:
>
> echo'<tr class="shader'.$line.'a">
>     <td>'.$myrow[0].'</td><td>'.$myrow[1].'</td><td>'.$myrow[2].'</td>
>     <td>'. $myrow[4].'</td>
>     <td><a 
> href="NEWmail.php?id='.urlencode($myrow[6]).'&recip='.urlencode($myrow[0]." 
> ".$myrow[1].",<br /> ".$myrow[2]).'"><img src="somegraphic.gif" 
> class="imglink" width="20" height="17" alt="Click to send mail to this 
> person" /></a></td></tr>';
>
>
> I want to change the link to mailto: instead of the other PHP page, 
> and then pass the recipient email address and recipient name and 
> title, which are already there from the MySQL connection.
>
> I've looked around for the right syntax, but it just escapes me. I 
> have the Welling & Thompson book, but it only mentions that this can 
> be done, without a clue as to how to do it. Pardon my ignorance, but 
> this is not my area of expertise.
>
> TIA for your collective wisdom!
>
>
> --- P. Matt
>
I think this is what you want:

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/internet/mailto.html

HTH!

-- 
Thanks,

Jim

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