newb to php - email attachment question.

[whoknows361]

Hello all - I am new to php and am have created a flash file which uploads an image file to the server using the following php code:

<?php
//create the directory if doesn't exists (should have write permissons)
if(!is_dir("./files")) mkdir("./files", 0755); 
//move the uploaded file
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['Filedata']['tmp_name'], "./files/".$_FILES['Filedata']['name']);
chmod("./files/".$_FILES['Filedata']['name'], 0777);

?>

Now this works correctly and file is uploaded. Now I wanted the php code to automatically email this pic to an email address.

My typical php code for email sending is:

<?
if(!empty($_POST['sender_mail'])    
|| !empty($_POST['sender_message'])    
|| !empty($_POST['sender_subject'])    
|| !empty($_POST['sender_name'])){    
$to = "myemail@myemail.com"; // replace with your mail address    
$s_name = $_POST['sender_name'];    
$s_mail = $_POST['sender_mail'];    
$subject = stripslashes($_POST['sender_subject']);    
$body = stripslashes($_POST['sender_message']);    
$body .= "\n\n---------------------------\n";    
$body .= "Mail sent by: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";    
$header = "From: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";    
$header .= "Reply-To: $s_name <$s_mail>\n";    
$header .= "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() . "\n";    
$header .= "X-Priority: 1";    
if(@mail($to, $subject, $body, $header))    {        
echo "output=sent";    
} else {        
echo "output=error";    }
} else {    
echo "output=error";}
?>

I have attempted numerous times. but how do I combine the two so that my attachment will be emailed. Thanks so much for you help.

Jonathan

 

[Microbe]

Here's a suggestion.

Have a look at PHPmailer it is much easier to all these sorts of things including sending HTML mail etc.

Steve

http://www.ColdCallComedy.com

 

[jpadie]

you need to set the right MIME headers and also encode the picture.
there is an FAQ in this forum that will set you in the right direction. I have also posted a complete multipart emailer script before.

but as Steve says: phpMailer is by far the easiest solution.