PHP and MySQL Web Development 4th Ed-tqw-_darksiderg

734 Chapter 30 Building a Mailing List Manager
This code calls the send() function, which you can find in the mlm_fns.php library.
This long function, shown in Listing 30.17, is also the point at which you use the
Mail_mime class.
Listing 30.17 send()Function from mlm_fns.php—This Function Finally Sends Out
a Newsletter
// create the message from the stored DB entries and files
// send test messages to the administrator, or real messages to the whole list
function send($mailid, $admin_user) {
if(!check_admin_user($admin_user)) {
return false;
}
if(!($info = load_mail_info($mailid))) {
echo "Cannot load list information for message ".$mailid."";
return false;
}
$subject = $info['subject'];
$listid = $info['listid'];
$status = $info['status'];
$sent = $info['sent'];
$from_name = 'Pyramid MLM';
$from_address = 'return@address';
$query = "select email from sub_lists where listid = '".$listid."'";
$conn = db_connect();
$result = $conn->query($query);
if (!$result) {
echo $query;
return false;
} else if ($result->num_rows==0) {
echo "There is nobody subscribed to list number ".$listid."";
return false;
}
// include PEAR mail classes
include('Mail.php');
include('Mail/mime.php');
// instantiate MIME class and pass it the carriage return/line feed