[thelist] Executing an script when a mail arrives
martin burns
martin at lists.evolt.org
Mon Oct 9 14:57:22 CDT 2000
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At 19:59 09/10/00, Eduardo Dominguez wrote:
> Using php v4.0 and linux, how can I process an email
>with a script everytime an email to a certain account
>arrives ?
>
> I want to update a DB with certain data that comes
>in an email. :)
What you could do is a cron job to fire a script every
(say) 5 mins, which will check a local pop box and
take appropriate actions.
This should get you started:
http://evolt.org/index.cfm?menu=8&cid=125
Cheers
Martin
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