I am wanting to set up our blogs so when a new entry is posted, an e-mail notification will be sent to me. How do I make that work?
Reported on Movable Type 4.2
I am wanting to set up our blogs so when a new entry is posted, an e-mail notification will be sent to me. How do I make that work?
Reported on Movable Type 4.2
A Web form with Email notification has two parts to it--the HTML portion and the PHP code. The HTML portion is used to create the form. Each element of the form has a "name" attribute which is used to send the user input to the PHP code. The PHP code is used to process the user input and place it into an email which is sent to the webmaster.
HTML Portion
Step
1
Open a text editor.
Step
2
Start the HTML document with the following five lines:
Comments
Step
3
Type the line "" to start the form.
Step
4
Type the line "" to begin the table.
Step
5
Create the Comment box with the following eight lines:
Comment:
Step
6
Create the Name box with the following eight lines:
Name:
Step
7
Create the Email box with the following eight lines:
Email:
Step
8
Create the Submit button with the following five lines:
Step
9
Type the next four lines to end the HTML document:
Step
10
Save and close the document.
PHP Code
Step
1
Open a second blank text document.
Step
2
Type "" to end the PHP code.
Step
10
Type the next 5 lines so that your users know that the email has been sent.
Thank you!
Step
11
Save the file as "email.php"
Step
12
Place the HTML document and the "email.php" document on your web server.
Where are the codes?