Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it.

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<?php

//  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
//  and sending (SMTP) email.
$mailman = new COM("Chilkat.MailMan2");

//  The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
//  from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
//  with embedded images and style sheets.
$mht = new COM("Chilkat.Mht");

//  Note: This example requires licenses to both "Chilkat Email" and "Chilkat MHT".

//  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
$success = $mailman->UnlockComponent('30-day trial');
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $mht->UnlockComponent('30-day trial');
if ($success != true) {
    print $mht->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
//  and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
//  urls that begin with "CID:" and the corresponding image
//  embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
//  When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
//  path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
//  the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

//  When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
//  be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
//  the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
//  the images are automatically displayed.

//  When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express,
//  embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

//  When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
//  However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
//  images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still
//  display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
//  It's because when viewing the email there is no external
//  HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer
//  cannot get an indication that you've read the email.
//  However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by
//  any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
//  even though the images are embedded.

//  I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
//  Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
//  GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
//  used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

//  I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
//  does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
//  to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
$mht->UseCids = true;

// email is a Chilkat.Email
$email = $mht->GetEmail('http://www.bonairefishing.com/');
if (is_null($email)) {
    print $mht->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$email->Subject = 'Test HTML email';

//  This example is tested in:
//  Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
$email->AddTo('Chilkat Support','support@chilkatsoft.com');

//  Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
//  email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
$email->AddTo('Chilkat on Yahoo','chilkat_software@yahoo.com');
$email->AddTo('Chilkat on GMail','chilkat.support@gmail.com');

$email->From = 'chilkat@live.com';

//  Send email using smtp.live.com
$mailman->SmtpHost = 'smtp.live.com';
$mailman->SmtpUsername = 'chilkat@live.com';
$mailman->SmtpPassword = 'myPassword';
$mailman->SmtpPort = 587;
$mailman->StartTLS = true;

$success = $mailman->SendEmail($email);
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";

    exit;
}

$success = $mailman->CloseSmtpConnection();
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";

    exit;
}

print 'HTML Email Sent!' . "\n";
?>