Class Message
Email message class.
This class is used for sending Internet Message Format based on the standard outlined in https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2822.txt
Constants
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string
EMAIL_PATTERN ¶'/^((?:[\\p{L}0-9.!#$%&\'*+\\/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@[\\p{L}0-9-._]+)$/ui'
Holds the regex pattern for email validation
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int
LINE_LENGTH_MUST ¶998
Line length - no must more - RFC 2822 - 2.1.1
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int
LINE_LENGTH_SHOULD ¶78
Line length - no should more - RFC 2822 - 2.1.1
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string
MESSAGE_BOTH ¶'both'
Type of message - BOTH
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string
MESSAGE_HTML ¶'html'
Type of message - HTML
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string
MESSAGE_TEXT ¶'text'
Type of message - TEXT
Property Summary
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$appCharset protected
string|null
The application wide charset, used to encode headers and body
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$attachments protected
array<string, array>
List of files that should be attached to the email.
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$bcc protected
array
Blind Carbon Copy
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$boundary protected
string|null
If set, boundary to use for multipart mime messages
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$cc protected
array
Carbon Copy
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$charset protected
string
Charset the email body is sent in
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$charset8bit protected
array<string>
8Bit character sets
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$contentTypeCharset protected
array<string, string>
Define Content-Type charset name
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$domain protected
string
Domain for messageId generation. Needs to be manually set for CLI mailing as env('HTTP_HOST') is empty
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$emailFormat protected
string
What format should the email be sent in
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$emailFormatAvailable protected
array<string>
Available formats to be sent.
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$emailPattern protected
string|null
Regex for email validation
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$from protected
array
The mail which the email is sent from
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$headerCharset protected
string|null
Charset the email header is sent in If null, the $charset property will be used as default
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$headers protected
array
Associative array of a user defined headers Keys will be prefixed 'X-' as per RFC2822 Section 4.7.5
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$htmlMessage protected
string
Html message
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$message protected
array
Final message to send
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$messageId protected
string|bool
Message ID
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$priority protected
int|null
Contains the optional priority of the email.
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$readReceipt protected
array
The read receipt email
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$replyTo protected
array
List of email(s) that the recipient will reply to
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$returnPath protected
array
The mail that will be used in case of any errors like
- Remote mailserver down
- Remote user has exceeded his quota
- Unknown user
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$sender protected
array
The sender email
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$subject protected
string
The subject of the email
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$textMessage protected
string
Text message
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$to protected
array
Recipient of the email
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$transferEncoding protected
string|null
The email transfer encoding used. If null, the $charset property is used for determined the transfer encoding.
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$transferEncodingAvailable protected
array<string>
Available encoding to be set for transfer.
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Constructor
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__serialize() public
Magic method used for serializing the Message object.
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__unserialize() public
Magic method used to rebuild the Message object.
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addAttachments() public
Add attachments
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addBcc() public
Add "bcc" address.
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addCc() public
Add "cc" address.
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addEmail() protected
Add email
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addHeaders() public
Add header for the message
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addReplyTo() public
Add "Reply-To" address.
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addTo() public
Add "To" address.
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attachFiles() protected
Attach non-embedded files by adding file contents inside boundaries.
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attachInlineFiles() protected
Attach inline/embedded files to the message.
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createBoundary() protected
Create unique boundary identifier
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createFromArray() public
Configures an email instance object from serialized config.
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decodeForHeader() protected
Decode the specified string
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encodeForHeader() protected
Encode the specified string using the current charset
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encodeString() protected
Translates a string for one charset to another if the App.encoding value differs and the mb_convert_encoding function exists
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formatAddress() protected
Format addresses
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generateMessage() protected
Generate full message.
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getAttachments() public
Gets attachments to the email message.
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getBcc() public
Gets "bcc" address.
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getBody() public
Get generated message body as array.
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getBodyHtml() public
Get HTML body of message.
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getBodyString() public
Get generated body as string.
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getBodyText() public
Get text body of message.
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getBodyTypes() public
Gets the body types that are in this email message
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getCc() public
Gets "cc" address.
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getCharset() public
Charset getter.
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getContentTransferEncoding() public
Return the Content-Transfer Encoding value based on the set transferEncoding or set charset.
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getContentTypeCharset() public
Return charset value for Content-Type.
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getDomain() public
Gets domain.
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getEmailFormat() public
Gets email format.
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getEmailPattern() public
EmailPattern setter/getter
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getFrom() public
Gets "from" address.
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getHeaderCharset() public
HeaderCharset getter.
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getHeaders() public
Get list of headers
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getHeadersString() public
Get headers as string.
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getMessageId() public
Gets message ID.
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getOriginalSubject() public
Get original subject without encoding
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getPriority() public
Gets priority.
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getReadReceipt() public
Gets Read Receipt (Disposition-Notification-To header).
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getReplyTo() public
Gets "Reply-To" address.
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getReturnPath() public
Gets return path.
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getSender() public
Gets the "sender" address. See RFC link below for full explanation.
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getSubject() public
Gets subject.
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getTo() public
Gets "to" address
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getTransferEncoding() public
TransferEncoding getter.
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jsonSerialize() public
Serializes the email object to a value that can be natively serialized and re-used to clone this email instance.
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readFile() protected
Read the file contents and return a base64 version of the file contents.
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reset() public
Reset all the internal variables to be able to send out a new email.
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serialize() public
Serializes the Email object.
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setAttachments() public
Add attachments to the email message
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setBcc() public
Sets "bcc" address.
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setBody() public
Set message body.
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setBodyHtml() public
Set HTML body for message.
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setBodyText() public
Set text body for message.
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setCc() public
Sets "cc" address.
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setCharset() public
Charset setter.
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setConfig() public
Sets the configuration for this instance.
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setDomain() public
Sets domain.
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setEmail() protected
Set email
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setEmailFormat() public
Sets email format.
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setEmailPattern() public
EmailPattern setter/getter
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setEmailSingle() protected
Set only 1 email
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setFrom() public
Sets "from" address.
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setHeaderCharset() public
HeaderCharset setter.
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setHeaders() public
Sets headers for the message
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setMessageId() public
Sets message ID.
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setPriority() public
Sets priority.
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setReadReceipt() public
Sets Read Receipt (Disposition-Notification-To header).
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setReplyTo() public
Sets "Reply-To" address.
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setReturnPath() public
Sets return path.
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setSender() public
Sets the "sender" address. See RFC link below for full explanation.
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setSubject() public
Sets subject.
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setTo() public
Sets "to" address.
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setTransferEncoding() public
TransferEncoding setter.
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unserialize() public
Unserializes the Message object.
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validateEmail() protected
Validate email address
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wrap() protected
Wrap the message to follow the RFC 2822 - 2.1.1
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(array<string, mixed>|null $config = null)
Constructor
Parameters
-
array<string, mixed>|null
$config optional Array of configs, or string to load configs from app.php
__serialize() ¶ public
__serialize(): array
Magic method used for serializing the Message object.
Returns
array
__unserialize() ¶ public
__unserialize(array $data): void
Magic method used to rebuild the Message object.
Parameters
-
array
$data Data array.
Returns
void
addAttachments() ¶ public
addAttachments(array $attachments): $this
Add attachments
Parameters
-
array
$attachments Array of filenames.
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
See Also
addBcc() ¶ public
addBcc(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Add "bcc" address.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
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string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
addCc() ¶ public
addCc(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Add "cc" address.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
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string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
addEmail() ¶ protected
addEmail(string $varName, array|string $email, string|null $name): $this
Add email
Parameters
-
string
$varName Property name
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array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
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string|null
$name Name
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
addHeaders() ¶ public
addHeaders(array $headers): $this
Add header for the message
Parameters
-
array
$headers Headers to set.
Returns
$this
addReplyTo() ¶ public
addReplyTo(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Add "Reply-To" address.
Parameters
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array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
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string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
addTo() ¶ public
addTo(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Add "To" address.
Parameters
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array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
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string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
attachFiles() ¶ protected
attachFiles(string|null $boundary = null): array<string>
Attach non-embedded files by adding file contents inside boundaries.
Parameters
-
string|null
$boundary optional Boundary to use. If null, will default to $this->boundary
Returns
array<string>
attachInlineFiles() ¶ protected
attachInlineFiles(string|null $boundary = null): array<string>
Attach inline/embedded files to the message.
Parameters
-
string|null
$boundary optional Boundary to use. If null, will default to $this->boundary
Returns
array<string>
createFromArray() ¶ public
createFromArray(array<string, mixed> $config): $this
Configures an email instance object from serialized config.
Parameters
-
array<string, mixed>
$config Email configuration array.
Returns
$this
decodeForHeader() ¶ protected
decodeForHeader(string $text): string
Decode the specified string
Parameters
-
string
$text String to decode
Returns
string
encodeForHeader() ¶ protected
encodeForHeader(string $text): string
Encode the specified string using the current charset
Parameters
-
string
$text String to encode
Returns
string
encodeString() ¶ protected
encodeString(string $text, string $charset): string
Translates a string for one charset to another if the App.encoding value differs and the mb_convert_encoding function exists
Parameters
-
string
$text The text to be converted
-
string
$charset the target encoding
Returns
string
formatAddress() ¶ protected
formatAddress(array $address): array
Format addresses
If the address contains non alphanumeric/whitespace characters, it will
be quoted as characters like :
and ,
are known to cause issues
in address header fields.
Parameters
-
array
$address Addresses to format.
Returns
array
generateMessage() ¶ protected
generateMessage(): array<string>
Generate full message.
Returns
array<string>
getAttachments() ¶ public
getAttachments(): array<string, array>
Gets attachments to the email message.
Returns
array<string, array>
getBodyString() ¶ public
getBodyString(string $eol = "\r\n"): string
Get generated body as string.
Parameters
-
string
$eol optional End of line string for imploding.
Returns
string
See Also
getBodyTypes() ¶ public
getBodyTypes(): array
Gets the body types that are in this email message
Returns
array
getContentTransferEncoding() ¶ public
getContentTransferEncoding(): string
Return the Content-Transfer Encoding value based on the set transferEncoding or set charset.
Returns
string
getContentTypeCharset() ¶ public
getContentTypeCharset(): string
Return charset value for Content-Type.
Checks fallback/compatibility types which include workarounds for legacy japanese character sets.
Returns
string
getEmailPattern() ¶ public
getEmailPattern(): string|null
EmailPattern setter/getter
Returns
string|null
getHeaders() ¶ public
getHeaders(array<string> $include = []): array<string>
Get list of headers
Includes:
from
replyTo
readReceipt
returnPath
to
cc
bcc
subject
Parameters
-
array<string>
$include optional List of headers.
Returns
array<string>
getHeadersString() ¶ public
getHeadersString(array<string> $include = [], string $eol = "\r\n", Closure|null $callback = null): string
Get headers as string.
Parameters
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array<string>
$include optional List of headers.
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string
$eol optional End of line string for concatenating headers.
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Closure|null
$callback optional Callback to run each header value through before stringifying.
Returns
string
See Also
getOriginalSubject() ¶ public
getOriginalSubject(): string
Get original subject without encoding
Returns
string
getReadReceipt() ¶ public
getReadReceipt(): array
Gets Read Receipt (Disposition-Notification-To header).
Returns
array
getSender() ¶ public
getSender(): array
Gets the "sender" address. See RFC link below for full explanation.
Returns
array
Links
getTransferEncoding() ¶ public
getTransferEncoding(): string|null
TransferEncoding getter.
Returns
string|null
jsonSerialize() ¶ public
jsonSerialize(): array
Serializes the email object to a value that can be natively serialized and re-used to clone this email instance.
Returns
array
Throws
Exception
When a view var object can not be properly serialized.
readFile() ¶ protected
readFile(Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface|string $file): string
Read the file contents and return a base64 version of the file contents.
Parameters
-
Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface|string
$file The absolute path to the file to read or UploadedFileInterface instance.
Returns
string
reset() ¶ public
reset(): $this
Reset all the internal variables to be able to send out a new email.
Returns
$this
setAttachments() ¶ public
setAttachments(array $attachments): $this
Add attachments to the email message
Attachments can be defined in a few forms depending on how much control you need:
Attach a single file:
$this->setAttachments('path/to/file');
Attach a file with a different filename:
$this->setAttachments(['custom_name.txt' => 'path/to/file.txt']);
Attach a file and specify additional properties:
$this->setAttachments(['custom_name.png' => [
'file' => 'path/to/file',
'mimetype' => 'image/png',
'contentId' => 'abc123',
'contentDisposition' => false
]
]);
Attach a file from string and specify additional properties:
$this->setAttachments(['custom_name.png' => [
'data' => file_get_contents('path/to/file'),
'mimetype' => 'image/png'
]
]);
The contentId
key allows you to specify an inline attachment. In your email text, you
can use <img src="cid:abc123"/>
to display the image inline.
The contentDisposition
key allows you to disable the Content-Disposition
header, this can improve
attachment compatibility with outlook email clients.
Parameters
-
array
$attachments Array of filenames.
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setBcc() ¶ public
setBcc(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets "bcc" address.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
setBody() ¶ public
setBody(array<string, string> $content): $this
Set message body.
Parameters
-
array<string, string>
$content Content array with keys "text" and/or "html" with content string of respective type.
Returns
$this
setBodyHtml() ¶ public
setBodyHtml(string $content): $this
Set HTML body for message.
Parameters
-
string
$content Content string
Returns
$this
setBodyText() ¶ public
setBodyText(string $content): $this
Set text body for message.
Parameters
-
string
$content Content string
Returns
$this
setCc() ¶ public
setCc(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets "cc" address.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
setCharset() ¶ public
setCharset(string $charset): $this
Charset setter.
Parameters
-
string
$charset Character set.
Returns
$this
setConfig() ¶ public
setConfig(array<string, mixed> $config): $this
Sets the configuration for this instance.
Parameters
-
array<string, mixed>
$config Config array.
Returns
$this
setDomain() ¶ public
setDomain(string $domain): $this
Sets domain.
Domain as top level (the part after @).
Parameters
-
string
$domain Manually set the domain for CLI mailing.
Returns
$this
setEmail() ¶ protected
setEmail(string $varName, array|string $email, string|null $name): $this
Set email
Parameters
-
string
$varName Property name
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name Name
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setEmailFormat() ¶ public
setEmailFormat(string $format): $this
Sets email format.
Parameters
-
string
$format Formatting string.
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setEmailPattern() ¶ public
setEmailPattern(string|null $regex): $this
EmailPattern setter/getter
Parameters
-
string|null
$regex The pattern to use for email address validation, null to unset the pattern and make use of filter_var() instead.
Returns
$this
setEmailSingle() ¶ protected
setEmailSingle(string $varName, array|string $email, string|null $name, string $throwMessage): $this
Set only 1 email
Parameters
-
string
$varName Property name
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name Name
-
string
$throwMessage Exception message
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setFrom() ¶ public
setFrom(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets "from" address.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setHeaderCharset() ¶ public
setHeaderCharset(string|null $charset): $this
HeaderCharset setter.
Parameters
-
string|null
$charset Character set.
Returns
$this
setHeaders() ¶ public
setHeaders(array $headers): $this
Sets headers for the message
Parameters
-
array
$headers Associative array containing headers to be set.
Returns
$this
setMessageId() ¶ public
setMessageId(string|bool $message): $this
Sets message ID.
Parameters
-
string|bool
$message True to generate a new Message-ID, False to ignore (not send in email), String to set as Message-ID.
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setPriority() ¶ public
setPriority(int|null $priority): $this
Sets priority.
Parameters
-
int|null
$priority 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest)
Returns
$this
setReadReceipt() ¶ public
setReadReceipt(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets Read Receipt (Disposition-Notification-To header).
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setReplyTo() ¶ public
setReplyTo(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets "Reply-To" address.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setReturnPath() ¶ public
setReturnPath(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets return path.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
setSender() ¶ public
setSender(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets the "sender" address. See RFC link below for full explanation.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
Links
setSubject() ¶ public
setSubject(string $subject): $this
Sets subject.
Parameters
-
string
$subject Subject string.
Returns
$this
setTo() ¶ public
setTo(array|string $email, string|null $name = null): $this
Sets "to" address.
Parameters
-
array|string
$email String with email, Array with email as key, name as value or email as value (without name)
-
string|null
$name optional Name
Returns
$this
setTransferEncoding() ¶ public
setTransferEncoding(string|null $encoding): $this
TransferEncoding setter.
Parameters
-
string|null
$encoding Encoding set.
Returns
$this
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
unserialize() ¶ public
unserialize(string $data): void
Unserializes the Message object.
Parameters
-
string
$data Serialized string.
Returns
void
validateEmail() ¶ protected
validateEmail(string $email, string $context): void
Validate email address
Parameters
-
string
$email Email address to validate
-
string
$context Which property was set
Returns
void
Throws
InvalidArgumentException
If email address does not validate
wrap() ¶ protected
wrap(string|null $message = null, int $wrapLength = self::LINE_LENGTH_MUST): array<string>
Wrap the message to follow the RFC 2822 - 2.1.1
Parameters
-
string|null
$message optional Message to wrap
-
int
$wrapLength optional The line length
Returns
array<string>
Property Detail
$appCharset ¶ protected
The application wide charset, used to encode headers and body
Type
string|null
$attachments ¶ protected
List of files that should be attached to the email.
Only absolute paths
Type
array<string, array>
$bcc ¶ protected
Blind Carbon Copy
List of email's that should receive a copy of the email. The Recipient WILL NOT be able to see this list
Type
array
$cc ¶ protected
Carbon Copy
List of email's that should receive a copy of the email. The Recipient WILL be able to see this list
Type
array
$domain ¶ protected
Domain for messageId generation. Needs to be manually set for CLI mailing as env('HTTP_HOST') is empty
Type
string
$emailPattern ¶ protected
Regex for email validation
If null, filter_var() will be used. Use the emailPattern() method to set a custom pattern.'
Type
string|null
$headerCharset ¶ protected
Charset the email header is sent in If null, the $charset property will be used as default
Type
string|null
$headers ¶ protected
Associative array of a user defined headers Keys will be prefixed 'X-' as per RFC2822 Section 4.7.5
Type
array
$returnPath ¶ protected
The mail that will be used in case of any errors like
- Remote mailserver down
- Remote user has exceeded his quota
- Unknown user
Type
array
$transferEncoding ¶ protected
The email transfer encoding used. If null, the $charset property is used for determined the transfer encoding.
Type
string|null
$transferEncodingAvailable ¶ protected
Available encoding to be set for transfer.
Type
array<string>