On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Don Wieland <donw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Bastien Koert wrote: > > Run a cronjob at midnight and send the email. Track who it got sent >> to, so you don't duplicate it. Easy peasy! >> > > This is fine if the email is to be sent at midnight. > > I am looking for more refinement. > > For example: > > A user signs up for an event - 4/16/2010 @ 10:45am > > There is an option: > > Send me a reminder email X minutes/hours/days/weeks/months/years prior to > the Event. > > so: > > 30 minute(s) = email sent at 4/16/2010 @ 10:15am > 2 hour(s) = email sent at 4/16/2010 @ 8:45am > 3 day(s) = email sent at 4/13/2010 @ 10:45am > 1 week(s) = email sent at 4/9/2010 @ 10:45am > 1 month(s) = email sent at 3/16/2010 @ 10:45am > 1 year(s) = email sent at 4/16/2009 @ 10:45am > > This is really what I need... > > > Don Wieland > D W D a t a C o n c e p t s > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > donw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Direct Line - (949) 305-2771 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > What about making ics files available for download? Users could easily import the event into the calendar of choice, and they could also (using the calendar software they're already familiar with) set the alarm. For instance, I can set the calendar on my cell to ring my phone to alert me to events (my preference over email reminders for important events because I sometimes get flooded with email.) Your scripts could generate the files containing event info and then automatically start the download. This allows the users to determine the mode of alarm that works best for them in their native calendar app, and you're still greatly facilitating the process by providing all of the info so they merely have to drag and drop for many apps. I realize you asked specifically for a server-side email alarm solution (I apologize for the tangent if your needs preclude this type of approach), but I thought I'd toss out the idea as this approach has proved more effective and efficient for websites I maintain. Adam -- Nephtali: PHP web framework that functions beautifully http://nephtaliproject.com
