php mail without using cron job automatic mail sending

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shivappa
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php mail without using cron job automatic mail sending

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Hi all i want send mail in php using mail() auto matically without using cron jobs concept

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Send them manually with Gmail :D
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Did you try using mail()?
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omniuni wrote:Did you try using mail()?
what i want using php mail() function without submiting any form or the mail should trigger automatically
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Re: php mail without using cron job automatic mail sending

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when should it trigger, and what will the mail be?
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omniuni wrote:when should it trigger, and what will the mail be?
it should trigger automatically based conditions like if the date 1-04-2010 it send mail todays date
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Re: php mail without using cron job automatic mail sending

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And what, exactly, should be running to check if the date is 1-4-2010, if you don't want cron jobs? (and why not anyway?)
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