How i'd do it is not simple, i'm sure there is an easier method but here
goes for mine.
First you have to setup an inbox that you can read, it can be POP3 or
IMAP, as long as your PHP script can read it it's fine.
Second, create a script that can actually connect to that inbox and read
for a new message periodically. You can use a CRONJOB or a Scheduled
Task if it's available, else, you'll have to check the mailbox from time
to time when your page launches from a web browser (Try not to do it all
the time or your page will suffer from this process if it is launched
all the time).
That script will have to read the emails in the inbox, finds the
appropriate email and stores the content the way you want, database or
file, your choice.
Then, your web page will have to read from that stored source of your
choice and "echo" the content at it's right place.
As you can see, it CAN be done, it's just a strange way of doing it.
Furthermore i see problems to that. You can probably get very easily
hacked using this method. Its easy to read the incoming data in the
server, find the email address used to update the content and then send
a mail yourself. There is nothing you can do to stop that except encrypt
your email using SSL... But thats a bit hardcore and there are much
simpler ways than using SSL encrypted email to update a page ;)
Math
Rodrigo de Oliveira Costa wrote:
Hy guys I'd like to know if there is a way to update a site through
sending an email. Something like this, you send an email and the body
of the email substitutes a text you use in your site. Igreat apreciate
any help since I couldn't find anything on this topic.
Thanks,
doRodrigo
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