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How do I send email using PHP with phpMailer class

Mark — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:27:28 GMT

Here's a sample for using SMTP. Our server setting REQUIRES all customers to use SMTP authorization in order to send out email. You can acquire a copy of phpmailer class from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=26031. You should upload the file "class.phpmailer.php" to same folder for your script.

IMPORTANT: From email address and your authorization email address MUST be same.

<?php
require("class.phpmailer.php");
$mail = new PHPMailer();
$mail->CharSet ="utf-8"; // You can adjust the Charset according to your language
$mail->IsSMTP();
$mail->Host = "mail.Yourdomain.com";
$mail->From="youremail@yourdomain.com"; //REMEMBER, this MUST be same as your authorization email address above.
$mail->FromName="My site's mailer";
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;
$mail->Username = "youremail@yourdomain.com";
$mail->Password = "yourpassword";

$mail->AddAddress("sendTOemail");
$mail->Subject = "Test 1";
$mail->Body = "Test 1 of PHPMailer.";

if(!$mail->Send())
{
echo "Error sending: " . $mail->ErrorInfo;;
}
else
{
echo "Letter is sent";
}?>

To add information about sender, use following functions:

$mail->Sender="mailer@example.com"; // indicates ReturnPath header
$mail->AddReplyTo("replies@example.com", "Replies for my site"); // indicates ReplyTo headers

For specifying various types of recepients use these:

$mail->AddAddress("mail1@domain.com", "Recepient 1");
$mail->AddCC("mail1@domain.com", "Recepient 1");
$mail->AddBCC("mail1@domain.com", "Recepient 1");

I can't use FTP to upload my .htaccess file!

Mark — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:45:54 GMT

To tighten the security, you cannot use FTP to upload your .htaccess file for Linux hosting. You may find the following errors when you upload the file by FTP:

- 553 Prohibited File Name : .htaccess
- Unable to upload one or more files

In order to add/edit/upload your .htaccess file, you can use the methods below.

Method 1: SSH

Login to your control panel, click "Account" and find your SSH Address. It should be in the format of sshxxx.mysite4now.net
Login to your account with any SSH Client such as WINSCP

Host Name : (your SSH Address)
User Name : (your member ID)
Password : (Your control panel password)

You can upload/edit your .htaccess file directly with your SSH Client now.

Method 2: Use our File Manager

Login to your control panel
Click "Site Admin"
Click "File Manager"
The "File Manager" window pops out.

If you don't have a .htaccess file before, right click any folder and choose "new file". Then save the file as .htaccess
If you have a .htaccess file, just simply right click the file and click "edit" (DO NOT USE Html Editor option, otherwise unnecessary code will insert)

How to upload file and use the temp url for site testing at linux

Mark — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:58:56 GMT

Upload site contents (FTP and other uploading tools):
a.) You can upload site contents to your hosting storage via different tools:

b.) Traditional FTP with FTP client programs:
- Each hosting account has a default FTP account to web server storage.
- The default FTP account's FTP is pointing to the member root folder. You can establish FTP connection with:
- Web Server address: sitexxx.mysite4now.net (refer to "Account Summary")
- Default FTP login: [your member ID]
- Default FTP password: [your control panel password]
- Related KB: Can I use FTP software to upload/download my files? <click here>
- You can manage FTP accounts information via control panel:
- Control Panel -> Security [Top Navigation Bar] -> FTP manager [Left Sub Menus]
- Related KB: What does the FTP Manager do? <click here>
- Common Issues with FTP uploading:
- Related KB: 8 FTP Video Demos <click here>
- Related KB: How can I connect to your server with FTPeS FTP over explicit TLS/SSL? <click here>
- Related KB: How can I upload files to my site using Internet Explorer 7? <click here>

c.) File manager via web base control panel
- File manager:
- Control Panel -> Site Admin [Top Navigation Bar] -> File Manager [Left Sub Menus]
- Related KB: How to use file manager for Linux Hosting? <click here>

d.) Web sFTP Tool via web base control panel
- Control Panel -> Site Admin [Top Navigation Bar] -> Web sFTP Tool [Left Sub Menus]
- Related KB: How to enable and use Web sFTP tool from hosting control panel? <click here>

Testing my site via temp URL:
a.) Each hosting account associated with a temp URL, for example, linuxxxx.mysite4now.net/demouser (from "Account Summary")

b.) Temp URL constructed as : web_server_address/member_ID/folder_path/file_name
- For example,
- your temp URL path is linux999.mysite4now.net/demouser
- you have sub folder named “website” under your member root folder
- there is a file named “hello.html” within “website” folder
- you can access the file via temp URL as:
- http://linux999.mysite4now.net/demouser/www/website/hello.html

How to check my Linux hosting account information?

Mark — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:10:27 GMT

1.) Login the web base control panel:
    a.) You can mange your hosting account / website via the web base control panel interface:
        - URL: https://linuxcp.mysite4now.com/wcp/
        - Username: [your member ID]
        - Password: [your control panel password]


2.) My hosting account information:
    a.) You can get your hosting account information from control panel:
        - Control Panel -> Account [Top Navigation Bar] -> Account Summary [Left Sub Menus]

    b.) Useful hosting information can get from "Account Summary":
        - Temp URL
            this usually named as linuxxxx.mysite4now.net/memberID/www
        - Web Server address
            this is same as the first part of the Temp URL, for example, linuxxxx.mysite4now.net
        - Base directory
            this is the path setting where your member root folder located on server side

3.) Member root folder/path:
    a.) Each hosting account has its own member root folder, your web contents/files are stored under this folder/path.

    b.) Member root folder/path information are displayed within “Account Summary”:
        - Control Panel -> Account [Top Navigation Bar] -> Account Summary [Left Sub Menus]
        - For example, Base Directory: /shfs/home/demouser

4.) Member root folder and Sub folder:
    a.) For better site content management and security, we suggest members upload/manage their site contents with sub folder architecture.

    b.) Instead of upload all site contents to member root folder. Contents for individual site are suggested to be placed within separated sub folder.
        - For example,
            - /shfs/home/demouser/site1 <- site contents of 1st_domain.com will upload into this sub folder
            - /shfs/home/demouser/site2 <- site contents of 2nd_domain.com will upload into this sub folder
            - /shfs/home/demouser/site3 <- site contents of 3rd_domain.com will upload into this sub folder

How to add domain or buy domain at linux control panel

Mark — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:47:44 GMT

Register your own domain name

a.) To host your web site with your own domain name. You need to register the domain name with a domain name registry.If you already have registered domain name, you can skip this   section.

b.) If you need to purchase/register your own domain name, you can register the domain name via control panel:
        - Control Panel -> Domains [Top Navigation Bar] -> Buy Domain Name! [Left Sub Menus]
        - Related KB: Domain Tutorial <click here>

c.) If you purchased/registered the domain name from us, you can manage the registered domain via control panel:
        - Control Panel -> Domains [Top Navigation Bar] -> Domain Manager [Left Sub Menus]

    * After purchased/registered the domain name via the control panel, the domain name has not been hosted within our system yet.
       You need to host the domain name into our system via control panel.
       Please refer to the next part.

Hosting your own domain name

a.) Hosting a domain name to our system via control panel:
        - Control Panel -> Domains [Top Navigation Bar] -> Domain Name [Left Sub Menus] -> Add to Subfolder or Add to Root
        - For example,
            - Domain Name: http://www.[mydomain.com   ] <- enter your registered domain name
            - Map To: /shfs/home/demouser/www/[website   ] <- map the domain root folder path to existing folder (only for Add domain to Subfolder)
            - [Add Domain]: (Click Once Only. This might take up to 5 mins.) <- click the "add domain" button once to process
        - Related KB: Domain Tutorial <click here>
        - Related KB: How can I add/delete domain to my hosting account?<click here>
        - Related KB: How can I add domain to my hosting account?<click here>

b.) Control panel display hosted domain list as:
        - Control Panel -> Domains [Top Navigation Bar] -> View All Domains and Subdomains [Left Sub Menus]

    * Hosting a domain name to our system does not mean you've purchased/registered your domain name.
       You need to purchase/register a domain name with domain name provider
       Please refer to "Register your own domain name"

Manage your Domain to point to web server

a.) If you purchased/registered your domain name from us,
        - the domain name server(DNS) setting should have been pointed to our name servers.
        - Furthermore, you can manage domain name server setting via control panel:
            - Control Panel -> Domains [Top Navigation Bar] -> Domain Manager [Left Sub Menus]

b.) If you purchased/registered your domain name from other Domain Name Provider/Registrar
        - please login domain name provider's management panel
        - update your registered domain name server setting to point to our name servers pair
        - Related KB: 14 Video Demos on how to change DNS in domain name registrar <click here>

        * please remember to remove the existing remote name servers and add our name server pairs only,
          otherwise the domain query may handled with remote name server and resolve to incorrect IP address

c.) Each hosted domain within our system will be handled with our name server pair:
        - Control Panel -> DNS [Top Navigation Bar] -> Zone Editor [Left Sub Menus] -> Select Domain and [Edit Zone]
        - The name server pair information can find under “DNS group:”
        - Related KB: How can I check which Name Servers my domain is hosting on? <click here>

d.) Common issues with Domain name management:
        - My Domain does not work!
            - Related KB: I am not sure whether my domain is working properly. What can I do? <click here>
            - Related KB: Why does my domain not resolve? <click here>
            - Related KB: What if I do not have access to my current domain name to change DNS? <click here>
        - Transfer Domain to us:
            - Related KB: I have registered my domain with previous registration system,
                                 and I want to be able to see this domain at the domain manager area <click here>
            - Related KB: What is the pre-condition required in order to transfer my domain name to our hosting?<click here>
            - Related KB: How can I tansfer my domain name from current domain name provider to you <click here>
            - Related KB: How can I transfer an Expired Domain? <click here>
            - Related KB: What is your IPS Tag for my co.uk domain? <click here>

Browse the site with your domain name

a.) Normally, after DNS propagation, you should able to browse to your site with the domain name.

b.) Common issue: My domain does not show up?
        - You can check with follow tips:

            - Have I uploaded my site contents to the correct web server
                - Check with FTP or File Manager within the control panel

            - Have I hosted the domain into the system yet
                - Refer to section "Hosting your own domain name"

            - Does the domain map to the correct folder/path
                - Check with control panel if the domain entry point to correct folder:
                - Control Panel -> Site Admin [Top Navigation Bar] -> Change Path [Left Sub Menus]
                - If the domain mapped to incorrect domain root folder, you can update the domain root folder path via this function

            - Is the domain handled with correct name servers / resolve to the correct web server
                - Check with web base DNS report tool, for example,http://www.dnscolos.com/free-dns-report.html
                - Try ping test to the domain name

Information about Email, Database and File permission of Linux plan

Mark — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:42:54 GMT

Email

a.) Email service included for any domain which added from control panel (except subdomain)

b.) The mail domain service can access via:

        - URL: http://mail.yourdomain.com
        - Admin login: postmaster    or     postmaster@yourdomain.com
        - Password: [your contronl panel password]

    c.) Manage your mail domain:
        - Email User / Alias
            - Control Panel -> Mail [Top Navigation Bar] -> Email Manager [Left Sub Menus] -> Select Mail domain and "Go"
        - Email Quota
            - Control Panel -> Mail [Top Navigation Bar] -> Quota Manager [Left Sub Menus]
        - Advance Email Managment
            - For Advance Features such as Spam Management, Content Filtering, Auto responder and more
            - please login to your webmail at http://mail.yourdomain.com, with postmaster account
            - manage though the smarter mail web base interface
        - Related KB: SmarterMail Administration Tutorial<click here>

    e.) Common issue with Email service:
        - Related KB: What is my POP3, IMAP and SMTP server? <click here>
        - Related KB: How to config my email setting on Outlook or Outlook express? <click here>

Database

    a.) MySQL Database
        - You can create/manage/delete MySQL DB via control panel:
        - Control Panel -> Database [Top Navigation Bar] -> MySQL Admin [Left Sub Menus]
        - Related KB: What do I use to connect to MySQL? <click here>

    b.) Common issue with Database
        - Related KB: How do I backup my database?<click here>
        - Related KB: I can't login FTP to retrieve my db backup file.<click here>

File permission

    a.) You can manage the file permission by following method:
        1) Control Panel -> Site Admin [Top Navigation Bar] -> File Manager [Left Sub Menus], tick the check box of file or folder, input the file permission number and click "chmod" button [Right Sub Menus]
2) Connect you server via ssh
- server name : linuxxxx.mysite4now.net
- login name : [Your account ID]
- password : [Your control panel's password]
after login, you can use the chmod function to change file or folder permission

b.) Detail information of chmod method and number of file permission can be found <Here>

Quick Start Guide for My Site (Linux hosting)

Mark — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:40:37 GMT

This article will go though follow topic

My Hosting Account: Please check <here> for detail information
    - Login the web base control panel
    - My hosting account information
    - Member root folder/path
    - Member root folder and Sub folder

Upload and temp URL: Please check <here> for detail information
    - Upload site contents (FTP and other uploading tools)
    - Testing my site via temp URL

My Domain: Please check <here> for detail information
    - Register your own domain name
    - Hosting your own domain name
    - Manage your Domain to point to web server
    - Browse the site with your domain name

Others:   Please check <here> for detail information
    - Email
    - Database
    - File Permission

How to setup custom error responses?

Mark — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:52:16 GMT

You can modify .htaccess file under your domain mapping root to setup custom error. The syntax is like that:

ErrorDocument <3-digit-http-status-code> Action

Following are some samples:

ErrorDocument 500 /cgi-bin/500.html
ErrorDocument 500 "Sorry, our script crashed."
ErrorDocument 500 http://www.yourdomain.com/
ErrorDocument 404 /error/not_found.html

Ref: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/custom-error.html

In addition, you may setup custom error on your domain via hosting control panel -> site admin -> Set Custom Error

Error: Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server

Mark — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:42:44 GMT

If you get this error on site hosted on Linux server:

HTML clipboardForbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at domain.com Port 80

then need to check following:
1. There is default page in the requesting path / folder
2. Permission is correct, for the folder need to grant 755 permission, and the file need 644 permission.
3. Notice that Linux system is case sensitive. Make sure the requesting path is mapping the actual files/folder name on server.

How to setup redirection on Apache?

Mark — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:21:56 GMT

You can modify .htaccess file under your domain mapping root to setup redirection.

To redirect www.domain.com to www.newdomain.com , add following line to .htaccess:

RedirectMatch 301 ^(.*)$ http://www.newdomain.com

To redirect domain.com to www.domain.com, add following lines to .htaccess:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=permanent,L]

To redirect domain.com to domain.com/hello.php, add following lines to .htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain.com$
RewriteRule ^$ http://domain.com/hello.php [L,R=301]

How do I use .htaccess directives on an Apache server to serve files with a specific encoding?

Mark — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:45:35 GMT

Answer: Specify by extension

Use the AddCharset directive toassociate the character encoding with all files having a particularextension in the current directory and its subdirectories. For example,to serve all files with the extension .html as UTF-8, open the .htaccess file in a plain text editor and type the following line:

Example:

AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

Example for gb2312

AddDefaultCharset gb2312

How do I turn on certain PHP flags?

Mark — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:43:28 GMT

You can do that by putting the flag in your .htaccess under your domain mapping root

Ex:

php_flag magic_quotes_gpc on

You don't have permission to access

Mark — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:40:53 GMT

When I try to browse my website, I get a Error 403 Forbidden You don't have permission to access.

To fix this, please make sure all your .htaccess files in all of your folders have chmod 0644.

How to convert permission from Linux/Unix to Window

Mark — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:49:23 GMT

You cannot set CHMOD on a Windows 2000 or 2003 serversince CHMOD is a Unix/Linux server command function that does not workon Windows IIS servers. However, you can set read write and executepermissions by using the tool in hosting control panel under the "filepermission". You can check out the tutorial on our "file permission" section.

(File Permissions)

PERMISSION	COMMAND
U G E
rwx rwx rwx	chmod 777 filename
rwx rwx r-x	chmod 775 filename
rwx r-x r-x	chmod 755 filename
rw- rw- r--	chmod 664 filename
rw- r-- r-	chmod 644 filename
U = User G = Group E = Everyone	r = Readable w = writable x = executable - = no permission

Here is anther way of looking at CHMOD Commands translated to Windows permissions

Permissions:

400 read by owner
040 read by group
004 read by anybody (other)
200 write by owner
020 write by group
002 write by anybody
100 execute by owner
010 execute by group
001 execute by anybody

To find the combination, just add them up.

For example, to get read write execute by owner,

read execute by group, and execute by anybody,
you would add 400 200 100 040 010 001 to give 751.

PERMISSION            COMMAND

         U   G   W
        rwx rwx rwx          chmod 777 filename
        rwx rwx r-x          chmod 775 filename
        rwx r-x r-x              chmod 755 filename
        rw- rw- r--              chmod 664 filename
        rw- r-- r--                chmod 644 filename

        U = User
        G = Group
        W = Everyone

        r = Readable
        w = writable
        x = executable
        - = no permission

NOTE: If you are still having trouble understanding how to convertpermission setting from unix/linux system to Window, just open a helpdesk ticket and our support team will help you out.