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Here is the scenario. Users of my web site can search for other users who live in the same vicinity. Match results display links which transfer match data to a send message page. The send msg page queries a mySQL database for the real email address of the matched user and substitutes it into the original email.

Is there a simple script to auto forward the original message to the real email address of the matched forum user without any human intervention.

If the site I'm starting gets busy I don't want to be tied up forwarding emails manually. I am totally new at this and don't know the necessary steps or components to accomplish this. I do know some javascript, php, asp etc. Thanks for your advice.

don
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  • There is no way for MySQL to launch an external process (such as mail). You could write a program that checks the database periodically for things to forward and do the forwarding. – Rick James Dec 28 '22 at 22:54
  • Thanks Rick. When the user clicks "send message" it triggers a php script that retrieves the correct address from the database then executes a mailto: request... does anyone know how to do this? – don Dec 29 '22 at 23:20
  • Where is the "send message button"? Presumably in a PHP-generated HTML `
    ... Send Message ...`? If you don't say otherwise, it goes back to the same PHP script.
     – Rick James Dec 30 '22 at 00:32
  • form > script > database > script > (hidden) send mail page > confirmation page – don Dec 30 '22 at 04:59

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