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Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
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Posted by Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Emails PHP

HI,

im going throw the emails and it seem quite a lot of work . I mean there is soo much about email sending.

I feel i could do more likely an e-commerce site easier then email .

Are there any suggestions about how can i practice? or make my own email for portfolio?

Any way i can learn it withouth watching Randy video 100times ?

2 Answers

mikes02
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mikes02
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mikes02
mikes02
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It really depends on your skill level with PHP, I have done a ton of forms with PHP over the years and I have to admit it always feels like far more work than it should have to be. With that said, a lot of people do recommend PHPMailer, https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer, you may need to read through their documentation and view examples to wrap your head around it, but once you grasp it, it can definitely make the job a lot easier.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
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Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

I looked at that link but I cant find the way to the code : p

thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
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thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points

The great thing about email is that the core concepts don't really change - so once you've learned the steps once, you don't have to visit them over and over.

I would check out PHPMailer - something which I think is used in the Shirts4Mike project here on Treehouse. Have you seen the project?

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

I have seen the project, im on the last step. I cant find the code , the PHPMailer and I pasted some wrong code and messed it all up .

What I really need to learn is do do any contact form . So as I want to make static webistes, people will need to have something like contact me or check box etc..

Im learning PHP and im focusing on the non-repetition . Like when you add new shirt, when the si=hirt get added and it gets it own id, so im making that , learning in my own project .

Its seem like a lot there . One day would be enough to learn it? : or rather before Sunday.