create email alias/forwarder with a php-script

**thrunxje** · 10-22-2004 05:44 AM

Hello,

I'm trying to create a script that allows every member on my website to create a emailalias 'on the fly'. I have read on the internet that there exists an aliasfile that contains all the forwarders. I thought it was in 'etc/', but I can't find it anywhere

Or does anyone knows another why to create that on the fly?

Thanks,

Steven vd Braak

**fwwebs** · 10-22-2004 06:05 AM

http://squirrelmail.org , has a plugin that allows the creation of an alias for email logins. You'd need to install it as a standalone.

**SarcNBit** · 10-22-2004 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by thrunxje

I thought it was in 'etc/', but I can't find it anywhere

/etc/valiases/domain.tld

**thrunxje** · 10-22-2004 09:44 AM

I have 9.9.1-RELEASE 47 of Cpanel, and Neomail, Horde and Squirrel are installed. I know how to create an alias but not where the mailserver keeps his information. If I could find that file, I could write a script that adds it. When I go to my FTP I can't find any directory named 'valiases'. Maby I just can't see it with FTP.

Does anyone know how what the direct acces is to that file from my www or public_html folder? Then I can use fopen to acces and edit that file.

It's not a problem to just add an alias, but I want to give the members of my site direct acces, so they can create there own alias 'on the fly'. Just through a html form with a php script.

Thanks already!

Steven vd Braak

**PWSowner** · 10-22-2004 12:39 PM

As SarcNBit said, that file is at /etc/valiases/domain.tld.

That's from the root of the server, not the root of your account. It's not directly accessible by users, but can be written to with a perl or php script. Just specify in the script that the file is at /etc/valiases/domain.tld.

**thrunxje** · 10-22-2004 12:56 PM

Oh, now I get it, that's why I can't see it on my FTP

I'll try it!

**thrunxje** · 10-22-2004 01:01 PM

It doesn't work

This is my script:

PHP Code:


<?

    if(fopen("/etc/valiases/domain.tld","r")){

        echo "I can read it!";    

    }

?>

This is the location

Does anyone know what I do wrong?

**PWSowner** · 10-22-2004 03:14 PM

Have to change the "domain.tld" to the actual domain URL.
domain.tld doesn't exist

**asmithjr** · 10-22-2004 07:04 PM

Feel free to use this one:
I use it on my site:

Code:

<?php
	$username="username";	// change username to suite accoutn
	$password="password";	// change password to suite account
	$domain="domainname.com";  // change to domain to use
	$Host = explode("/",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);
	include('../header.html'); // comment if you do not use a header
	$ok = TRUE;
?>
<!-- email.php | create POP email account | Email Form Area -->
      <form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
        <table width="600" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="login form">
          <tr> 
            <td width="600" valign="top"><fieldset class="login" id="login" title="Login">
              <legend>Create Forwarder</legend>
              <?
            if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // Check if the form has been submitted.
    if (empty($_POST['preferred'])) { // Validate the Email.
        $u = FALSE;
        echo '<p><font color=red><strong>You forgot to enter your preferred E-Mail!</strong></font></p>';
    } else {
        $u = $_POST['preferred'];
    }
    
    if (empty($_POST['forwarder'])) { // Validate the forwarder.
        $p = FALSE;
        echo '<p><font color=red><strong>You forgot to enter a forwarder!</strong></font></p>';
    } else {
        $p = $_POST['forwarder'];
    }

    if ($u && $p) { 
// CREATE THE EMAIL HERE

	$file = fopen ("http://$username:$password@69.93.167.154:2082/frontend/x2/mail/doaddfwd.html?email=$preferred&forward=$forwarder&domain=$domain", "r");

	if (!$file) {
		$ok = FALSE;
        	echo '<p><font color="red"><strong>Email Already Exists!</strong></font> </p>';        
	}
	while (!feof ($file)) {
		$line = fgets ($file, 1024);
		if (ereg ("already exists!", $line, $out)) {
		$ok = FALSE;
        	echo '<p><font color="red"><strong>Email Already Exists</strong></font> </p>';        
		}
	}
	fclose($file);
	if ($ok) {
$Host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
        echo '<p><strong>E-Mail '. $NewEmail .'@'.$Host.' Created.</strong></p>';        
	}
                
    } else { // If everything wasn't OK.
	echo $u;
        echo '<p><font color="red"><strong>Please try again.</strong></font></p>';        
    }

} // End of SUBMIT conditional. 
?>
<table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0">
	    <tr> 
	      <td><font size="-1">Preferred Email Address:&nbsp;<br>
	      <input onFocus=value='' value="thetest" name="preferred" type="text"> 
		<? echo $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']; ?>
		<font color="red"> >>> &nbsp;</font></font>
	      </td>
	      <td><font size="-1">Forward To Email: &nbsp; </font><br>
	      <input onFocus=value='' name="forwarder" value="email@domainname.com" type="text">
	      </td>
	    </tr>
	    <tr> 
	      <td colspan="2"> <div align="center"> 
<hr>
	        <input name="submit" type="submit" id="signupbtn" value="Create Forwarder">
	        </div></td>
	    </tr>
	  </table>
              </fieldset></tr>
        </table>
      </form>

<table width="300" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="
0" summary="login form">
          <tr>
            <td width="300" valign="top"><fieldset class="login" id="login" title=
"Login">
              <legend>Existing Forwarders </legend>
<?
//FORWARD
if ($_POST['delete']) {
$ok = TRUE;
//$Email = explode("@",$_POST['delete']);
//echo $Email[1];
//echo $delete;
$Email = explode(" >>> ",$_POST['delete']);


$file = fopen ("http://$username:$password@69.93.167.154:2082/frontend/x2/mail/dodelfwd.html?email=$Email[0]=$Email[1]", "r");
	if (!$file) {
		$ok = FALSE;
        	echo '<p><font color="red"><strong>Problem Deleting Email!</strong></font> </p>';        
	}
	while (!feof ($file)) {
		$line = fgets ($file, 1024);
		if (ereg ("Account Deleted!", $line, $out)) {
		$ok = FALSE;
        	echo '<p><font color="red"><strong>Email Deleted</strong></font> </p>';        
		}
	}
	fclose($file);
	if ($ok) {
        echo '<p><strong>E-Mail '. $_POST['delete'] .' Deleted.</strong></p>';    		}
}
?>
<form name=deletemail method=POST action=<? echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?> >
<table border=0 align=center width=90%><tr><td>
<select size=5 name=delete>
<?php 
// Display a List of the current emails
$Host = explode("/",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);
$HOST = "/".$Host[1]."/".$Host[2];
$file = "/etc/valiases/".$domain;
$fp = fopen($file, "r");
  if(!is_resource($fp)) {
	echo "HI";
    return -1;
  }
  while(!feof($fp)) {
    $line = fgets($fp);
    $fields = explode(":", $line);
	if (($fields[0]) && ($fields[0] != "*" )){
	echo "<option>".$fields[0]." >>> ".$fields[1];
	}
  }
echo "
</select>
<td>
<input type=submit value='Delete Email'>
</td>
</form>
</tr>
<td colspan=2>
<B>NOTE:</B>
Selecting an email address and then pressing the Delete Email button will delete the account. You will <b>NOT</b> be asked to confirm this process!.
</td>
</table>
</fieldset>
</td>
</tr>
</table>";


// Include the HTML footer.
include('../footer.html');
?>

Modify for your own needs.