diff -r 000000000000 -r 7f95f8617b0b vendor/swiftmailer/doc/sending.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/vendor/swiftmailer/doc/sending.rst Sat Sep 24 15:40:41 2011 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,589 @@ +Sending Messages +================ + +Quick Reference for Sending a Message +------------------------------------- + +Sending a message is very straightforward. You create a Transport, use it to +create the Mailer, then you use the Mailer to send the message. + +To send a Message: + +* Create a Transport from one of the provided Transports -- + ``Swift_SmtpTransport``, ``Swift_SendmailTransport``, + ``Swift_MailTransport`` or one of the aggregate Transports. + +* Create an instance of the ``Swift_Mailer`` class, using the Transport as + it's constructor parameter. + +* Create a Message. + +* Send the message via the ``send()`` method on the Mailer object. + +When using ``send()`` the message will be sent just like it would +be sent if you used your mail client. An integer is returned which includes +the number of successful recipients. If none of the recipients could be sent +to then zero will be returned, which equates to a boolean +``false``. If you set two ``To:`` recipients and +three ``Bcc:`` recipients in the message and all of the +recipients are delivered to successfully then the value 5 will be returned. + +.. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance('smtp.example.org', 25) + ->setUsername('your username') + ->setPassword('your password') + ; + + /* + You could alternatively use a different transport such as Sendmail or Mail: + + //Sendmail + $transport = Swift_SendmailTransport::newInstance('/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs'); + + //Mail + $transport = Swift_MailTransport::newInstance(); + */ + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + + //Create a message + $message = Swift_Message::newInstance('Wonderful Subject') + ->setFrom(array('john@doe.com' => 'John Doe')) + ->setTo(array('receiver@domain.org', 'other@domain.org' => 'A name')) + ->setBody('Here is the message itself') + ; + + //Send the message + $result = $mailer->send($message); + +Transport Types +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +A Transport is the component which actually does the sending. You need to +provide a Transport object to the Mailer class and there are several possible +options. + +Typically you will not need to know how a Transport works under-the-surface, +you will only need to know how to create an instance of one, and which one to +use for your environment. + +The SMTP Transport +.................. + +The SMTP Transport sends messages over the (standardized) Simple Message Transfer +Protocol. It can deal with encryption and authentication. + +The SMTP Transport, ``Swift_SmtpTransport`` is without doubt the most commonly +used Transport because it will work on 99% of web servers (I just made that +number up, but you get the idea). All the server needs is the ability to +connect to a remote (or even local) SMTP server on the correct port number +(usually 25). + +SMTP servers often require users to authenticate with a username and password +before any mail can be sent to other domains. This is easily achieved using +Swift Mailer with the SMTP Transport. + +SMTP is a protocol -- in other words it's a "way" of communicating a job +to be done (i.e. sending a message). The SMTP protocol is the fundamental +basis on which messages are delivered all over the internet 7 days a week, 365 +days a year. For this reason it's the most "direct" method of sending messages +you can use and it's the one that will give you the most power and feedback +(such as delivery failures) when using Swift Mailer. + +Because SMTP is generally run as a remote service (i.e. you connect to it over +the network/internet) it's extremely portable from server-to-server. You can +easily store the SMTP server address and port number in a configuration file +within your application and adjust the settings accordingly if the code is +moved or if the SMTP server is changed. + +Some SMTP servers -- Google for example -- use encryption for +security reasons. Swift Mailer supports using both SSL and TLS encryption +settings. + + +Using the SMTP Transport +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The SMTP Transport is easy to use. Most configuration options can be set with +the constructor. + +To use the SMTP Transport you need to know which SMTP server your code needs +to connect to. Ask your web host if you're not sure. Lots of people ask me who +to connect to -- I really can't answer that since it's a setting that's +extremely specific to your hosting environment. + +To use the SMTP Transport: + +* Call ``Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance()`` with the SMTP server name and + optionally with a port number (defaults to 25). + +* Use the returned object to create the Mailer. + +A connection to the SMTP server will be established upon the first call to +``send()``. + +.. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance('smtp.example.org', 25); + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + + /* + It's also possible to use multiple method calls + + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance() + ->setHost('smtp.example.org') + ->setPort(25) + ; + */ + +Encrypted SMTP +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +You can use SSL or TLS encryption with the SMTP Transport by specifying it as +a parameter or with a method call. + +To use encryption with the SMTP Transport: + +* Pass the encryption setting as a third parameter to + ``Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance()``; or + +* Call the ``setEncryption()`` method on the Transport. + +A connection to the SMTP server will be established upon the first call to +``send()``. The connection will be initiated with the correct encryption +settings. + +.. note:: + + For SSL or TLS encryption to work your PHP installation must have + appropriate OpenSSL transports wrappers. You can check if "tls" and/or + "ssl" are present in your PHP installation by using the PHP function + ``stream_get_transports()`` + + .. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance('smtp.example.org', 587, 'ssl'); + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + + /* + It's also possible to use multiple method calls + + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance() + ->setHost('smtp.example.org') + ->setPort(587) + ->setEncryption('ssl') + ; + */ + +SMTP with a Username and Password +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Some servers require authentication. You can provide a username and password +with ``setUsername()`` and ``setPassword()``. + +To use a username and password with the SMTP Transport: + +* Create the Transport with ``Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance()``. + +* Call the ``setUsername()`` and ``setPassword()`` methods on the Transport. + +Your username and password will be used to authenticate upon first connect +when ``send()`` are first used on the Mailer. + +If authentication fails, an Exception of type +``Swift_Transport_TransportException`` will be thrown. + +.. note:: + + If you need to know early whether or not authentication has failed and an + Exception is going to be thrown, call the ``start()`` method on the + created Transport. + + .. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport the call setUsername() and setPassword() + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance('smtp.example.org', 25) + ->setUsername('username') + ->setPassword('password') + ; + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + +The Sendmail Transport +...................... + +The Sendmail Transport sends messages by communicating with a locally +installed MTA -- such as ``sendmail``. + +The Sendmail Transport, ``Swift_SendmailTransport`` does not +directly connect to any remote services. It is designed for Linux servers that +have ``sendmail`` installed. The Transport starts a local +``sendmail`` process and sends messages to it. Usually the +``sendmail`` process will respond quickly as it spools your +messages to disk before sending them. + +The Transport is named the Sendmail Transport for historical reasons +(``sendmail`` was the "standard" UNIX tool for sending e-mail +for years). It will send messages using other transfer agents such as Exim or +Postfix despite its name, provided they have the relevant sendmail wrappers so +that they can be started with the correct command-line flags. + +It's a common misconception that because the Sendmail Transport returns a +result very quickly it must therefore deliver messages to recipients quickly +-- this is not true. It's not slow by any means, but it's certainly not +faster than SMTP when it comes to getting messages to the intended recipients. +This is because sendmail itself sends the messages over SMTP once they have +been quickly spooled to disk. + +The Sendmail Transport has the potential to be just as smart of the SMTP +Transport when it comes to notifying Swift Mailer about which recipients were +rejected, but in reality the majority of locally installed +``sendmail`` instances are not configured well enough to +provide any useful feedback. As such Swift Mailer may report successful +deliveries where they did in fact fail before they even left your server. + +You can run the Sendmail Transport in two different modes specified by command +line flags: + +* "``-bs``" runs in SMTP mode so theoretically it will act like the SMTP + Transport + +* "``-t``" runs in piped mode with no feedback, but theoretically faster, + though not advised + +You can think of the Sendmail Transport as a sort of asynchronous SMTP +Transport -- though if you have problems with delivery failures you +should try using the SMTP Transport instead. Swift Mailer isn't doing the work +here, it's simply passing the work to somebody else (i.e. +``sendmail``). + +Using the Sendmail Transport +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +To use the Sendmail Transport you simply need to call +``Swift_SendmailTransport::newInstance()`` with the command as a +parameter. + +To use the Sendmail Transport you need to know where +``sendmail`` or another MTA exists on the server. Swift Mailer +uses a default value of ``/usr/sbin/sendmail``, which should +work on most systems. + +You specify the entire command as a parameter (i.e. including the command line +flags). Swift Mailer supports operational modes of "``-bs``" +(default) and "``-t``". + +.. note:: + + If you run sendmail in "``-t``" mode you will get no feedback as to + whether or not sending has succeeded. Use "``-bs``" unless you have a + reason not to. + +To use the Sendmail Transport: + +* Call ``Swift_SendmailTransport::newInstance()`` with the command, including + the correct command line flags. The default is to use ``/usr/sbin/sendmail + -bs`` if this is not specified. + +* Use the returned object to create the Mailer. + +A sendmail process will be started upon the first call to ``send()``. If the +process cannot be started successfully an Exception of type +``Swift_Transport_TransportException`` will be thrown. + +.. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport + $transport = Swift_SendmailTransport::newInstance('/usr/sbin/exim -bs'); + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + +The Mail Transport +.................. + +The Mail Transport sends messages by delegating to PHP's internal +``mail()`` function. + +In my experience -- and others' -- the ``mail()`` +function is not particularly predictable, or helpful. + +Quite notably, the ``mail()`` function behaves entirely +differently between Linux and Windows servers. On linux it uses +``sendmail``, but on Windows it uses SMTP. + +In order for the ``mail()`` function to even work at all +``php.ini`` needs to be configured correctly, specifying the +location of sendmail or of an SMTP server. + +The problem with ``mail()`` is that it "tries" to simplify things +to the point that it actually makes things more complex due to poor interface +design. The developers of Swift Mailer have gone to a lot of effort to make +the Mail Transport work with a reasonable degree of consistency. + +Serious drawbacks when using this Transport are: + +* Unpredictable message headers + +* Lack of feedback regarding delivery failures + +* Lack of support for several plugins that require real-time delivery feedback + +It's a last resort, and we say that with a passion! + +Using the Mail Transport +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +To use the Mail Transport you simply need to call +``Swift_MailTransport::newInstance()``. It's unlikely you'll need +to configure the Transport. + +To use the Mail Transport: + +* Call ``Swift_MailTransport::newInstance()``. + +* Use the returned object to create the Mailer. + +Messages will be sent using the ``mail()`` function. + +.. note:: + + The ``mail()`` function can take a ``$additional_parameters`` parameter. + Swift Mailer sets this to "``-f%s``" by default, where the "%s" is + substituted with the address of the sender (via a ``sprintf()``) at send + time. You may override this default by passing an argument to + ``newInstance()``. + + .. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport + $transport = Swift_MailTransport::newInstance(); + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + +Available Methods for Sending Messages +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The Mailer class offers two methods for sending Messages -- ``send()``. +Each behaves in a slightly different way. + +When a message is sent in Swift Mailer, the Mailer class communicates with +whichever Transport class you have chosen to use. + +Each recipient in the message should either be accepted or rejected by the +Transport. For example, if the domain name on the email address is not +reachable the SMTP Transport may reject the address because it cannot process +it. Whichever method you use -- ``send()`` -- Swift Mailer will return +an integer indicating the number of accepted recipients. + +.. note:: + + It's possible to find out which recipients were rejected -- we'll + cover that later in this chapter. + +Using the ``send()`` Method +........................... + +The ``send()`` method of the ``Swift_Mailer`` class +sends a message using exactly the same logic as your Desktop mail client would +use. Just pass it a Messgae and get a result. + +To send a Message with ``send()``: + +* Create a Transport from one of the provided Transports -- + ``Swift_SmtpTransport``, ``Swift_SendmailTransport``, + ``Swift_MailTransport`` or one of the aggregate Transports. + +* Create an instance of the ``Swift_Mailer`` class, using the Transport as + it's constructor parameter. + +* Create a Message. + +* Send the message via the ``send()`` method on the Mailer object. + +The message will be sent just like it would be sent if you used your mail +client. An integer is returned which includes the number of successful +recipients. If none of the recipients could be sent to then zero will be +returned, which equates to a boolean ``false``. If you set two +``To:`` recipients and three ``Bcc:`` recipients in +the message and all of the recipients are delivered to successfully then the +value 5 will be returned. + +.. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance('localhost', 25); + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + + //Create a message + $message = Swift_Message::newInstance('Wonderful Subject') + ->setFrom(array('john@doe.com' => 'John Doe')) + ->setTo(array('receiver@domain.org', 'other@domain.org' => 'A name')) + ->setBody('Here is the message itself') + ; + + //Send the message + $numSent = $mailer->send($message); + + printf("Sent %d messages\n", $numSent); + + /* Note that often that only the boolean equivalent of the + return value is of concern (zero indicates FALSE) + + if ($mailer->send($message)) + { + echo "Sent\n"; + } + else + { + echo "Failed\n"; + } + + */ + +Sending Emails in Batch +....................... + +If you want to send a separate message to each recipient so that only their +own address shows up in the ``To:`` field, follow the following recipe: + +* Create a Transport from one of the provided Transports -- + ``Swift_SmtpTransport``, ``Swift_SendmailTransport``, + ``Swift_MailTransport`` or one of the aggregate Transports. + +* Create an instance of the ``Swift_Mailer`` class, using the Transport as + it's constructor parameter. + +* Create a Message. + +* Iterate over the recipients and send message via the ``send()`` method on + the Mailer object. + +Each recipient of the messages receives a different copy with only their own +email address on the ``To:`` field. + +.. note:: + + In the following example, two emails are sent. One to each of + ``receiver@domain.org`` and ``other@domain.org``. These recipients will + not be aware of each other. + + .. code-block:: php + + require_once 'lib/swift_required.php'; + + //Create the Transport + $transport = Swift_SmtpTransport::newInstance('localhost', 25); + + //Create the Mailer using your created Transport + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance($transport); + + //Create a message + $message = Swift_Message::newInstance('Wonderful Subject') + ->setFrom(array('john@doe.com' => 'John Doe')) + ->setBody('Here is the message itself') + ; + + //Send the message + $failedRecipients = array(); + $numSent = 0; + $to = array('receiver@domain.org', 'other@domain.org' => 'A name'); + + foreach ($to as $address => $name) + { + $message->setTo(array($address => $name)); + $numSent += $this->send($message, $failedRecipients); + } + + printf("Sent %d messages\n", $numSent); + +Finding out Rejected Addresses +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +It's possible to get a list of addresses that were rejected by the Transport +by using a by-reference parameter to ``send()``. + +As Swift Mailer attempts to send the message to each address given to it, if a +recipient is rejected it will be added to the array. You can pass an existing +array, otherwise one will be created by-reference. + +Collecting the list of recipients that were rejected can be useful in +circumstances where you need to "prune" a mailing list for example when some +addresses cannot be delivered to. + +Getting Failures By-reference +............................. + +Collecting delivery failures by-reference with the ``send()`` method is as +simple as passing a variable name to the method call. + +To get failed recipients by-reference: + +* Pass a by-reference variable name to the ``send()`` method of the Mailer + class. + +If the Transport rejects any of the recipients, the culprit addresses will be +added to the array provided by-reference. + +.. note:: + + If the variable name does not yet exist, it will be initialized as an + empty array and then failures will be added to that array. If the variable + already exists it will be type-cast to an array and failures will be added + to it. + + .. code-block:: php + + $mailer = Swift_Mailer::newInstance( ... ); + + $message = Swift_Message::newInstance( ... ) + ->setFrom( ... ) + ->setTo(array( + 'receiver@bad-domain.org' => 'Receiver Name', + 'other@domain.org' => 'A name', + 'other-receiver@bad-domain.org' => 'Other Name' + )) + ->setBody( ... ) + ; + + //Pass a variable name to the send() method + if (!$mailer->send($message, $failures)) + { + echo "Failures:"; + print_r($failures); + } + + /* + Failures: + Array ( + 0 => receiver@bad-domain.org, + 1 => other-receiver@bad-domain.org + ) + */