Snippet. Sending Mail Using Zend Framework 2 (ZF2)

A real life snippet using Zend Framework 2 (ZF2) to send an e-mail.

$message = array();
$message[] = "Dear " . $username . ",";
$message[] = "";
$message[] = "Thank you for registering.";
$message[] = "";
$message[] = "Regards,";
$message[] = "The Administrator";

$htmlPart = new \Zend\Mime\Part(implode("
",$message));
$htmlPart->type = "text/html";

$textPart = new \Zend\Mime\Part(implode("\r\n", $message));
$textPart->type = "text/plain";

$body = new \Zend\Mime\Message();
$body->setParts(array($htmlPart,$textPart));

$msg = new \Zend\Mail\Message();
$msg->setFrom('test@test.com');
$msg->addTo('test@test.com');
$msg->setSubject("Welcome");
$msg->setEncoding("UTF-8");
$msg->setBody($body);
$msg->getHeaders()->get('content-type')->setType('multipart/alternative');

$transport = new \Zend\Mail\Transport\Sendmail();
try {
    $transport->send($msg);
    $success = 'Your password reminder was sent to your email';
} catch (Exception $e) {
    $error = 'Unable to send email';
}

Updated on: 19 Apr 2024