Tips and Tricks
How to send email with php using mail and mb_send_mail ...
There is no php coding required when using Arclab Web Form Builder.
The following should show how its working in general:
What the difference between php mail and mb_send_mail?
mail is for single byte charsets (e.g. iso-charsets or
us-ascii)
mb_send_mail is for multi-byte charsets like utf-8
Arclab Web Form Builder uses mb_send_mail to send messages, because its created to support utf-8 (unicode translated format 8 bit). This allows to use international characters in the forms. You should always consider to use utf-8, because even if you are located in a country which does not require multi-byte in general - your customers or users might use a multi-byte charset.
How to call it?
The syntax is much the same:
bool mail ( string $recipient
, string $subject , string $message [, string $additional_headers [,
string $additional_parameters ]] )
bool mb_send_mail ( string $recipient , string $subject , string
$message [, string $additional_headers [, string $additional_parameter
]] )
Basic Sample Code:
$recipient =
'recipient@yourdomain.tld';
$headers = 'From: sender@yourdomain.tld';
$subject = 'Hello World';
$message = 'This is a test';
mail ($recipient, $subject, $message, $header);
Arclab
Web Form Builder uses mb_send_mail instead of mail to ensure, that
all characters will be displayed correctly (in utf-8 format). It
requires a few more settings before you call it, but you don't need to
worry about settings or the coding - the complete coding will be done
by the software!
What type of message can I send?
Arclab Web Form Builder supports Text, HTML and XML messages (base64 and 8bit encoded).
What if my page does not use charset=utf-8?
The software converts the template page automatically, so that the page/form will use utf-8 as charset.
