Swift Mailer: PHP solution for sending e-mails
July 23, 2008 4 comments
One of the most important parts on a Web site is the area of contact. Whether a site insitucional, e-commerce, blog, or other personal site, an area specially dedicated to the sending of messages is essential, since this is the "bridge" between you (or to shop, institution, factory, the provider services, etc.) and one who visits the virtual space.
To improve the time of the project and agility and performance of the application, it is sometimes advantageous to opt for a solution ready for sending e-mails, which saves huge investment of time (opportunity cost) and can enjoy an efficient solution for sending of messages through e-mail, a library and made idealized aimed at that objective.
Swift Mailer
Swift Mailer is a library PHP - the object oriented - that is to facilitate, expedite and serve as useful and effective tool for sending e-mails on web sites and online applications in general. Send e-mail so easy with PHP is what is possible when using Swift Mailer.
Characteristics of Swift Mailer
The Swift Mailer is not simply a library to make PHP easy to use the mail (), native of PHP. It provides more resources and opportunities - as quoted, Swift Mailer is a library PHP for sending e-mails and, as such, has several features to it; those characteristics that make it a complete solution in PHP to send emails.
The main features of the Swift Mailer are:
- Transmission of e-mail using SMTP or MTA, which has superior performance that use the native mail ();
- Control header with RFC 2822;
- Internationalization (i18n);
- SSL Support & TLS (for servers GMail);
- Inclusion of attachments and images directly into the body of messages;
- Control of priority of messages;
- Monitoramente spend of banda;
- E-mail with CC and CCo;
- Transmission of newsletters;
- Among other characteristics.
Finally, because of these characteristics listed - and looks to have more! -- You can see that the Swift Mailer is an easy way to send e-mail (with attachments, images in the body of the message, etc.) so fast, automated and therefore quite easy.
Using Swift Mailer
At the very official site of Swift Mailer there are a number of documents, tutorials and examples for those who still do not use the library, go to use it and not feel difficulties in knowing their operation.
Through explanations on the API Swift Mailer, manual installation, configuration and use, tips and tricks, frequently asked questions, forum and other kinds of texts for aid and explanation of Swift Mailer, you can learn and study more in depth this application PHP for sending e-mails.
Download just the Swift Mailer!
Personally, as "suffering" of some projects that required a little more resources for transmission of messages, I can say that a complete solution for transmission of messages by e-mail as the Swift Mailer is really a valuable acquisition for the library has particular of scripts - all have a programmer! :-D
With Swift Mailer is really very simple rapid transmission of the message by email, on web sites, online applications and virtual systems of any size, from a simple contact form to the sending of newsletters. With the library Swift Mailer certainly the problems related to sending of emails with the days are counted and their productivity and despreocupação with this part of development for web, too.
Hi Tárcio. Now only a lack release customized template for future edition of e-mail campaigns. That would be well played: D
Tárcio Hello!
Agadeço the visit to my blog;)
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Abraços,
Géssica.
@ Paulo Faustino
Ahhh, that was good, Paulo! When starting this project our future together with Pablo can make a well!
Big hug, friend!
@ Géssica Hellmann
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The Alexis already appeared here a few times and even exchanged some ideas, but to tell him to a stone by here from time to time! ;-)
Abraços and always come back!
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