Comments on: Recieve E-mail and Save Attachments with a PHP script http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/ Programming, Rambling and More! Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stuporglue http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-828 stuporglue Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:57:22 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-828 The problem is that my script is not looking for inline content, only for attached content. With the way you have attached the file, it is inline, hence the <code> Content-Disposition: inline; filename=CV-IT.pdf</code> If you attach it, you would instead see <code>Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="CV-IT.pdf"</code> The Content-Disposition handling is around line 54-64. The problem is that my script is not looking for inline content, only for attached content. With the way you have attached the file, it is inline, hence the

Content-Disposition: inline;
filename=CV-IT.pdf

If you attach it, you would instead see
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="CV-IT.pdf"

The Content-Disposition handling is around line 54-64.

]]> By: stuporglue http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-827 stuporglue Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:53:03 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-827 Yes, PHP has lots of functions and can do pretty much anything you want it to. I'd probably start with these <ul> <li>http://php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php</li> <li>http://php.net/manual/en/function.fwrite.php</li> <li>http://php.net/manual/en/function.fclose.php</li> </ul> or possibly <ul><li>http://php.net/manual/en/function.file-put-contents.php</li></ul> Yes, PHP has lots of functions and can do pretty much anything you want it to.

I’d probably start with these

or possibly

]]> By: Russell Harrower http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Russell Harrower Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:22:14 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-825 the error I think is that mail (apple and outlook) send some attachments like images as base 64. Content-Type: image/png Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Twalk.ly-iPhone.png" ...long base64 content blob cut... the error I think is that mail (apple and outlook) send some attachments like images as base 64.

Content-Type: image/png
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=”Twalk.ly-iPhone.png”

…long base64 content blob cut…

]]> By: Russell Harrower http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Russell Harrower Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:25:51 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-824 is there away to save the whole email just incase it does not save correctly like in a blob formate or something. is there away to save the whole email just incase it does not save correctly like in a blob formate or something.

]]> By: stuporglue http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-823 stuporglue Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:28:51 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-823 I only ever used it with Gmail. If you want compatibility with everything, you'll probably need a better email parser, like maybe the PECL Mailparse library, or perhaps something in Perl. I only ever used it with Gmail. If you want compatibility with everything, you’ll probably need a better email parser, like maybe the PECL Mailparse library, or perhaps something in Perl.

]]> By: stuporglue http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-822 stuporglue Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:21:14 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-822 I'd start by checking permissions. The script probably runs with mail server permissions, not with web server permissions. I’d start by checking permissions. The script probably runs with mail server permissions, not with web server permissions.

]]> By: Russell Harrower http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Russell Harrower Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:03:24 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-821 however the attachments are not saving form what I can see. i get this email back Thanks! I just uploaded the following files to your storage: Filename -- Size 1326110501_1326110501_Twalk.ly-iPhone.png -- 199.28 KB 1326110501_1326110501_tigerwifi.png -- 334.51 KB however the URL that it needs to save to $save_directory = "/home/telecho/public_html/private/email/attachments"; seems not to save. however the attachments are not saving form what I can see. i get this email back

Thanks! I just uploaded the following files to your storage:

Filename — Size
1326110501_1326110501_Twalk.ly-iPhone.png — 199.28 KB
1326110501_1326110501_tigerwifi.png — 334.51 KB

however the URL that it needs to save to
$save_directory = “/home/telecho/public_html/private/email/attachments”;

seems not to save.

]]> By: Russell Harrower http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Russell Harrower Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:52:28 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-820 I found that it works fine from gmail.com but when sending attachments from mac mail it does not work. I'll test in outlook tomorrow. I found that it works fine from gmail.com but when sending attachments from mac mail it does not work. I’ll test in outlook tomorrow.

]]> By: stuporglue http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-784 stuporglue Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:30:13 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-784 Make sure that the folder's permissions are writable by the user the script is running as. In your case, I believe that the group will be nobody, and the user will be whatever user = “${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}” evaluates to. On my server I think the script gets run by the mail server user. For testing only (because it's a security risk) you could change the permissions to 777, see if it gets written, and then you'd know if paths are right. You could also add <code>print `whoami`;</code> to the top of the PHP script and change your exim.conf <code>#...Set return_fail_output # instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails # to complete normally. </code> This would send the results of `whoami` back to you (also do "print getcwd();", etc. to figure out what's going on. Don't forget to fix your permissions when you're done. Make sure that the folder’s permissions are writable by the user the script is running as.

In your case, I believe that the group will be nobody, and the user will be whatever

user = “${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}”

evaluates to.

On my server I think the script gets run by the mail server user.

For testing only (because it’s a security risk) you could change the permissions to 777, see if it gets written, and then you’d know if paths are right.

You could also add
print `whoami`;
to the top of the PHP script and change your exim.conf
#...Set return_fail_output
# instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails
# to complete normally.
This would send the results of `whoami` back to you (also do “print getcwd();”, etc. to figure out what’s going on.

Don’t forget to fix your permissions when you’re done.

]]> By: anaa http://stuporglue.org/recieve-e-mail-and-save-attachments-with-a-php-script/comment-page-1/#comment-783 anaa Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:13:31 +0000 http://stuporglue.org/?p=369#comment-783 OK I have fixed that problem by adding a file exim.conf in root/etc folder contents of that file are # This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias # or .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned # to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output # instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails # to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and # forwards if you want to - see the references to address_pipe in the directors # section below. address_pipe: driver = pipe return_fail_output virtual_address_pipe: driver = pipe group = nobody return_fail_output user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}" now the second problem is I'm unable to store any attachment in the specified folder :( where am I going wrong. Please help Thanks OK I have fixed that problem by adding a file exim.conf in root/etc folder
contents of that file are
# This transport is used for handling pipe deliveries generated by alias
# or .forward files. If the pipe generates any standard output, it is returned
# to the sender of the message as a delivery error. Set return_fail_output
# instead of return_output if you want this to happen only when the pipe fails
# to complete normally. You can set different transports for aliases and
# forwards if you want to – see the references to address_pipe in the directors
# section below.

address_pipe:
driver = pipe
return_fail_output

virtual_address_pipe:
driver = pipe
group = nobody
return_fail_output
user = “${lookup{$domain}lsearch* {/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}”

now the second problem is I’m unable to store any attachment in the specified folder :( where am I going wrong. Please help

Thanks

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