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Web Master
Web Master

Reputation: 4340

How to mass mail?

I have a browser based gaming server, and it wasn't properly configured. In three days 420 people joined and all left because of mysql crashing and slow load time.

I upgraded the mysql and configured the server to run on low memory. Now It's super fast and crash proof. However all the players are already gone.

Good news is that I have a database full of 420 emails. I could tell them to come back and reward them. Can anyone show me an example of a php-mysql mass email script?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 202

Answers (3)

Francis Yaconiello
Francis Yaconiello

Reputation: 10939

Both of these solutions will keep you from getting blacklisted for a few pennies a month

Set up a mailchimp account for this few emails it should be free:

http://mailchimp.com/pricing/free/

import your mailing list into mailchimp and then split the users into multi campaigns and send mailers out to one of the campaigns track success and then adjust and start one of the other campaigns.

OR

use sendgrid's SMTP service.

http://sendgrid.com/pricing.html

using sendgrid you just configure your mailing script to connect via smtp (PHP Mailer can do this easy). $0.10 per thousand emails sent...

Upvotes: 1

Web Master
Web Master

Reputation: 4340

You shouldn't have trouble doing so on an offshore VPS those this are practically mail bombs. Just use the mail() command in php.

Upvotes: 0

Dan Kanze
Dan Kanze

Reputation: 18595

you will have to iterate through a function that runs the same mailer against select all user emails...

i mean truth be told you will be lucky if an ISP doenst flag you down or if your hosting provider doesnt throttle you.

i would actually recommend doing this slower than faster. try doing one every minut so within a 6 hour cycle they all get rolled out.

you can use a pause in a script or run a persistant cron job.

Upvotes: 2

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