How to send email using Magento
simple function to send the email in magento
<?php
public function sendMailAction()
{
$html="
put your html content here
blah blah
";
$mail = Mage::getModel('core/email');
$mail->setToName('Your Name');
$mail->setToEmail('Youe Email');
$mail->setBody('Mail Text / Mail Content');
$mail->setSubject('Mail Subject');
$mail->setFromEmail('Sender Mail Id');
$mail->setFromName("Msg to Show on Subject");
$mail->setType('html');// You can use Html or text as Mail format
$mail->setBodyHTML($html); // your content or message
try {
$mail->send();
Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addSuccess('Your request has been sent');
$this->_redirect('');
}
catch (Exception $e) {
Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addError('Unable to send.');
$this->_redirect('');
}
}
?>
Reference
Create New Template Form "Transactional Emails".
hello {{var customerName}},
You received test template.
Thank you
After create New Template Note Its ID
Create controller action
public function sendEnquiry()
{
$customer = Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->getCustomer();
$templateId = 8; // Enter you new template ID
$senderName = Mage::getStoreConfig('trans_email/ident_support/name'); //Get Sender Name from Store Email Addresses
$senderEmail = Mage::getStoreConfig('trans_email/ident_support/email'); //Get Sender Email Id from Store Email Addresses
$sender = array('name' => $senderName,
'email' => $senderEmail);
// Set recepient information
$recepientEmail = $customer->getEmail();
$recepientName = $customer->getName();
// Get Store ID
$store = Mage::app()->getStore()->getId();
// Set variables that can be used in email template
$vars = array('customerName' => $customer->getName());
// Send Transactional Email
Mage::getModel('core/email_template')
->sendTransactional($templateId, $sender, $recepientEmail, $recepientName, $vars, $storeId);
Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addSuccess($this->__('We Will Contact You Very Soon.'));
}
Now You can send simple mail using Admin "Transactional Emails".
Following Your your_form.phtml
<form action="<?php echo $this->getUrl("your_module_name/index/sendEnquiry")?>" id="discuss" method="post">
//Your form
</form>
Try this code and adjust it accordingly
$email_template = Mage::getModel('core/email_template')
->loadDefault($template_id);
/* load template by id */
$email_template_variables = array(
'customer_name' => $customer_name);
$sender_email = '[email protected]';
$sender_name = 'Your Friend at The Company';
$email_template->setSenderName($sender_name);
$email_template->setSenderEmail($sender_email);
$email_template->send(
$email_to, $customer_name,$email_template_variables
);