RE: [PHP] just wondering
[snip] Just wondering if there's a clear screen function in PHP like the clrscr() in 'C'. [/snip] If you are running PHP from the command line on a *nix or BSD box you could... exec("clear"); HTH! Jay -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] just wondering ....
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:34, Peter Houchin wrote: > What am going to try & do is get it so mail() returns true then run > this script else do this > > Peter Like most functions in PHP, mail() returns a value - boolean according to the manual. So you could do something like $mail = mail(values); if ($mail){ do this } else { error } But as has been pointed out above, a return of TRUE only means that mail() has handed the data off to something else, which something else may or may not succeed in sending the message. -- David Robley| WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin Thanks every one for your help :) Peter -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] just wondering ....
Followups moved to bottom of message for legibility! > -Original Message- > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Peter Houchin") wrote: > > If I have a email script and use the mail() function ... am i able to > > do this .. > > > > mail(values); > > if ($mail=1){ > > do this > > } > > else { > > error > > } > From: CC Zona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] just wondering > > Are you trying to test whether mail() returned true? > > if (mail(values)){ > do this > } > else { > error > } > > (Keeping in mind that when mail() returns true, it's not saying whether > the mail really reached the destination server, only that it the > function executed successfully.) > > -- > CC On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:34, Peter Houchin wrote: > What am going to try & do is get it so mail() returns true then run > this script else do this > > Peter Like most functions in PHP, mail() returns a value - boolean according to the manual. So you could do something like $mail = mail(values); if ($mail){ do this } else { error } But as has been pointed out above, a return of TRUE only means that mail() has handed the data off to something else, which something else may or may not succeed in sending the message. -- David Robley| WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet| http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP] just wondering ....
What am going to try & do is get it so mail() returns true then run this script else do this Peter -Original Message- From: CC Zona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] just wondering In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Peter Houchin") wrote: > If I have a email script and use the mail() function ... am i able to do > this .. > > mail(values); > if ($mail=1){ > do this > } > else { > error > } Are you trying to test whether mail() returned true? if (mail(values)){ do this } else { error } (Keeping in mind that when mail() returns true, it's not saying whether the mail really reached the destination server, only that it the function executed successfully.) -- CC -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] just wondering ....
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Peter Houchin") wrote: > If I have a email script and use the mail() function ... am i able to do > this .. > > mail(values); > if ($mail=1){ > do this > } > else { > error > } Are you trying to test whether mail() returned true? if (mail(values)){ do this } else { error } (Keeping in mind that when mail() returns true, it's not saying whether the mail really reached the destination server, only that it the function executed successfully.) -- CC -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]