when I get html mail from people...that is the actual advertising...how are these people doing this?
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Browse All TopicsI do a lot of email advertising. I am looking for a php code that I can put into an email so that when it is opened by the user it will be a web page with the advertising. I have been sending html emails with the advertising but they do not open the way I would like. I came across a code a while back, but forgeot where. So to sum thing up, all I want to put in an html email is this php code that will open my web page.
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What exactly are they doing? Does the actual email contain ad images? Is it the fact that the message is personalized but still in general advertising?
Viewing the source of the email message can give you an idea of the HTML code they are using. Emails promoting a product can be personalized using a database and server side language to send the message. The message itself still is just HTML or basic text but it was created with a script.
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by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2006-06-09 at 16:10:29ID: 16874591
lavak,
Won't work. The contents of the email would run on the client's computer and PHP is server side code. Even if their computer was set up to run PHP the email program's security settings would most likely, at least hopefully, prevent this.
You can try to use JavaScript, which is client-side code and supported by a number of email programs. However it is common for users to disable it for them to have a program that will. If the message does not look like you want then I recommend trying to fix the HTML, if possible, or provide a link to the HTML contents. This link would be to your website and the page could use PHP, etc.
Sorry! Let me know if you have any questions or need more information.
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