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PHP

Posted by Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points

Mail Queue

Hey there...

I want to make a mail queue for my system in php.

Users choose what they want to be sent to them and fill a form on when in week they want to receive their weekly digest.(It has both Day of week and Hour of day and also Timezone Selection)

There is no problem for the Database, but I don't know how to make the queue and do everything on time(sending emails).

For many reasons I don't want to use MailChimp-like tools.

I would be more than happy if you help.

Thanks

P.S: I believe after a month or two, there would be more than 1000 mails to send each day.

5 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

> For many reasons I don't want to use MailChimp-like tools.

If you don't you'll end having spending a lot of time working on email delivery issues.

Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points
Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points

Ok...

Now I'm not that strict.

But I still need the code for another reason(Semi-related work)

I believe I've found something: "cron", but I couldn't understand as much as I need.

Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points
Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points

@ James Barnett :

I couldn't understand how to solve my problem with MailChimp.

here it is:

I have N Books each containing M1,M2,...Mn pages. I divide them into different sections and store them in DB(It's in HTML).

A user buys some of the books. maybe add 2 of them to his/her schedule and I send emails containing a new chapter of their books to them according to their schedule. In site there will be a button called "Send me new Chapter Right Now" and I'll send one for them.

I couldn't find what I want in MailChimp. How should I do it?

Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points
Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points

Guys...

I really need this... Any help?

maybe Randy Hoyt ?

Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points
Mamal Khan
Mamal Khan
14,206 Points

Any thoughts?

I can't figure it out.