[Xerte] Re: Example email headers for Xerte install please. Anyone?

Oliver Haslam Oliver.Haslam at uwe.ac.uk
Wed Mar 7 16:59:39 GMT 2012


Thank you, Paul. I really appreciate your help - and Tom, Pat, and everyone else who is trying to solve this problem.

I'm afraid I'm really not a PHP programmer at all: I muddle through and paste bits of code in the places people tell me and it either works like magic or it doesn't!  I'm not getting any support with from our technical staff here as they won't support anything to do with PHP :(  But a few of us are keen to get XOT working on our own as we see how much potential it has for learning - but we are having to do it quietly and unsupported. All  I really want is to get the feedback form to send emails to me (in whatever way we can) as it seems like a really handy way for our academic staff and students to communicate how they are using XOT and to let me know any problems they encounter.

So with that in mind, where should I put the code you've provided?

Where does this need to be?  :


// define headers

        $headers = "MIME-Version:1.0\r\n";

        $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

        $headers .= "From: MyFromAddress at example.com\r\nReply-To<mailto:MyFromAddress at example.com\r\nReply-To>: MyFromAddress at example.com<mailto:MyFromAddress at example.com> \r\n";

        $headers .= 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();



And where does this need to be?  :



MIME-Version:1.0*Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8*From: YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com*Reply-To<mailto:YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com*Reply-To>: YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com<mailto:YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com>


Thanks again!

_______________________________

Oliver Haslam
Course Developer (Technologist)
Applied Sciences & Allied Health Professions

Technology Enhanced Learning
University of the West of England
_______________________________
T: 0117 32 88215

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Paul Swanson
Sent: 07 March 2012 16:20
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Example email headers for Xerte install please. Anyone?


I don't have XOT installed, but I do a fair amount of PHP programming. When I send HTML mail via PHP, I use the following:



        // define headers

        $headers = "MIME-Version:1.0\r\n";

        $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";

        $headers .= "From: MyFromAddress at example.com\r\nReply-To<mailto:MyFromAddress at example.com\r\nReply-To>: MyFromAddress at example.com<mailto:MyFromAddress at example.com> \r\n";

        $headers .= 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();



It appears from the XOT code that your headers information is stored in a database, and from the discussion thread, it seems to me that your database doesn't have an entry for headers. You might give the following a try:



MIME-Version:1.0*Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8*From: YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com*Reply-To<mailto:YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com*Reply-To>: YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com<mailto:YourFromAddress at yourDomain.com>



I would skip the X-Mailer parameter. It's not required and you would have to hard-code the PHP version instead of using the PHP function call.



Cheers,

Paul



-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Oliver Haslam
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 3:41 AM
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Example email headers for Xerte install please. Anyone?



Thanks for your help Tom. Still can't get it work here, though.



I've attached a screenshot of the contents of my management.php and copied what I have in config.php and the error logs below.



This is what is now in config.php:



  /**

     * Email settings

     */



    $xerte_toolkits_site->site_email_account = $row['site_email_account'];

    $xerte_toolkits_site->headers = str_replace("*", "\r\n", $row['headers']);

    $xerte_toolkits_site->email_to_add_to_username = $row['email_to_add_to_username'];



    /**

     * RSS Proxy settings

     */



    $xerte_toolkits_site->proxy1 = $row['proxy1'];

    $xerte_toolkits_site->port1 = $row['port1'];



    /**

     * Set up the feedback list from the feedback page

     */



    $xerte_toolkits_site->feedback_list = $row['feedback_list'];









And this is what I have in the error log after submitting something in the feedback form on the logged in page:



mail() on [D:\shared\xerte\website_code\php\error_library.php:185]: To: simon2.carter at uwe.ac.uk<mailto:simon2.carter at uwe.ac.uk> -- Headers:







_______________________________



Oliver Haslam

Course Developer (Technologist)

Applied Sciences & Allied Health Professions



Technology Enhanced Learning

University of the West of England

_______________________________

T: 0117 32 88215





-----Original Message-----

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders

Sent: 06 March 2012 20:40

To: Xerte discussion list

Subject: [Xerte] Re: Example email headers for Xerte install please. Anyone?



Had a look, and it's complicated...



1. I had to fix config.php, the line where the headers are set:

Change



    $xerte_toolkits_site->headers = $row['headers'];



in



    $xerte_toolkits_site->headers = str_replace("*", "\r\n", $row['headers']); (Line 194 in my installation)



2. The list of people who have to receive the feedback should be set in the feedback list (Last item of the Site settings) 3. The site email account is as of yet unclear to me 4. An example of the headers is



Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1*From: XOT <reijnders at tor.nl<mailto:reijnders at tor.nl>>



5. The site email to add to username is the email domain  name that is added to a xot username in the case of peer to peer feedback of a user to another user.



This is working for me.



Regards,



Tom



Op 6-3-2012 17:24, Oliver Haslam schreef:

> Thanks Tom. Does anyone else have 'email header' info already written in the mean time?

>

> Oli

>

> _______________________________

>

> Oliver Haslam

> Course Developer (Technologist)

> Applied Sciences&  Allied Health Professions

>

> Technology Enhanced Learning

> University of the West of England

> _______________________________

> T: 0117 32 88215

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom

> Reijnders

> Sent: 06 March 2012 12:16

> To: Xerte discussion list

> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Example email headers for Xerte install please. Anyone?

>

> I haven't used it, but I'll give it a try and let you know.

> Mind you, I don't have time to do this before Thursday, so I invite someone else with a working configuration to answer before that.

>

> Tom

> Op 6-3-2012 12:55, Oliver Haslam schreef:

>> Can anyone share with me an example of what to write in the email headers field when they installed Xerte on a web server?

>>

>> I need an example of what to put where it says the following in management.php>   Site>   Email:

>>

>> "The site email headers is (use the * symbol to represent a new line)"

>>

>> Presumably this is the email TO, FROM, SUBJECT information etc. But I have no idea what format it should be in.

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Oli

>>

>> _______________________________

>>

>> Oliver Haslam

>> Course Developer (Technologist)

>> Applied Sciences&   Allied Health Professions

>>

>> Technology Enhanced Learning

>> University of the West of England

>> _______________________________

>> T: 0117 32 88215

>>

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat

>> Lockley

>> Sent: 06 March 2012 11:26

>> To: Xerte discussion list

>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: feedback form on logged in page

>>

>> Been ages since I've done it, you might need to get someone to share

>> their install setting

>>

>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Oliver Haslam<Oliver.Haslam at uwe.ac.uk<mailto:Oliver.Haslam at uwe.ac.uk>>   wrote:

>>> What should I put in the email headers field?

>>>

>>> _______________________________

>>>

>>> Oliver Haslam

>>> Course Developer (Technologist)

>>> Applied Sciences&   Allied Health Professions

>>>

>>> Technology Enhanced Learning

>>> University of the West of England

>>> _______________________________

>>> T: 0117 32 88215

>>>

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat

>>> Lockley

>>> Sent: 06 March 2012 10:12

>>> To: Xerte discussion list

>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: feedback form on logged in page

>>>

>>> Set the email headers option in management.php

>>>

>>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Oliver Haslam<Oliver.Haslam at uwe.ac.uk<mailto:Oliver.Haslam at uwe.ac.uk>>   wrote:

>>>> Hi

>>>>

>>>> I THINK the site is now set up to send email. But I still can't get the feedback form to successfully send emails to me. I'm not sure if it is a setting that needs changing within Xerte or on the server itself.

>>>>

>>>> In the error log in management.php I get the following:

>>>> [D:\shared\xerte\feedback\index.php:42]: To:

>>>> oliver.haslam at uwe.ac.uk<mailto:oliver.haslam at uwe.ac.uk>;

>>>> -- Headers: mail() on

>>>>

>>>> Any ideas what I should do next?

>>>>

>>>> Many thanks

>>>>

>>>> _______________________________

>>>>

>>>> Oliver Haslam

>>>> Course Developer (Technologist)

>>>> Applied Sciences&   Allied Health Professions

>>>>

>>>> Technology Enhanced Learning

>>>> University of the West of England

>>>> _______________________________

>>>> T: 0117 32 88215

>>>>

>>>> -----Original Message-----

>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat

>>>> Lockley

>>>> Sent: 27 February 2012 16:26

>>>> To: Xerte discussion list

>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: feedback form on logged in page

>>>>

>>>> is your site set up to send email?

>>>>

>>>> php email functions can be turned off

>>>>

>>>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Oliver Haslam<Oliver.Haslam at uwe.ac.uk<mailto:Oliver.Haslam at uwe.ac.uk>>   wrote:

>>>>> How do I get the feedback form on the logged in page to work?

>>>>>

>>>>> I've put my email address in management.php under 'Site settings (HTML / Images)' where it says:

>>>>> "The site's feedback list is (A semi-colon separated list of email addresses to receive feedback from the feedback page)"

>>>>>

>>>>> And I've put my email address in management.php under 'Email' where it says:

>>>>> "The site email account is"

>>>>>

>>>>> But I still don't get anything when I test the form.

>>>>>

>>>>> Any suggestions?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>>

>>>>> Oli

>>>>> _______________________________

>>>>>

>>>>> Oliver Haslam

>>>>> Course Developer (Technologist)

>>>>> Applied Sciences&   Allied Health Professions

>>>>>

>>>>> Technology Enhanced Learning

>>>>> University of the West of England

>>>>> _______________________________

>>>>> T: 0117 32 88215

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> _______________________________________________

>>>>> Xerte mailing list

>>>>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>>>>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte

>>>>>

>>>>> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it.   Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment.  Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.

>>>>>

>>>>> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an

>>>>> attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system:

>>>>> you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications

>>>>> with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.

>>>>>

>>>> _______________________________________________

>>>> Xerte mailing list

>>>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>>>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte

>>>> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it.   Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment.  Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.

>>>>

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>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> _______________________________________________

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>>>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>>>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte

>>> _______________________________________________

>>> Xerte mailing list

>>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte

>>> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it.   Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment.  Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.

>>>

>>> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system:

>>> you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> _______________________________________________

>>> Xerte mailing list

>>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte

>> _______________________________________________

>> Xerte mailing list

>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte

>> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it.   Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment.  Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.

>>

>> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system:

>> you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.

>>

>>

>>

>> _______________________________________________

>> Xerte mailing list

>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>

>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte

>>

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