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[PHP and mysql] Just curious...
- Thread starter OriginXT
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Quick answer: it's not going to work the way you want it to work.
It might work if your SMTP server has a trigger event somewhere, where it would launch an external program once it receives email but then your host still needs to be persuaded to allow you to actually use it.
A more feasible way is check with your host if you're allowed to use cron jobs and write a PHP script that will connect to the mail server, download any new messages and store them in the database at regular intervals.
Failing that and your computer is online 24/7, set up a local task to run every hour or so that will go to a page that does the same thing as the cron job would.
What do you need to store email in a database for anyway? :confused4
It might work if your SMTP server has a trigger event somewhere, where it would launch an external program once it receives email but then your host still needs to be persuaded to allow you to actually use it.
A more feasible way is check with your host if you're allowed to use cron jobs and write a PHP script that will connect to the mail server, download any new messages and store them in the database at regular intervals.
Failing that and your computer is online 24/7, set up a local task to run every hour or so that will go to a page that does the same thing as the cron job would.
What do you need to store email in a database for anyway? :confused4
