Question

Im trying to setup a program that will accept an incoming email and then break down the “sender” and “message” into php variables that i can then manipulate as needed, but im unsure where to start.

I already have the email address piped to the php file in question (via cpanel)

Answer 1

Start with:

$lines = explode("\n",$message_data);
$headers = array();
$body = '';

$in_body = false;

foreach($lines as $line)
{
     if($in_body)
     {
          $body .= $line;
     }
     elseif($line == '')
     {
          $in_body = true;
     }
     else
     {
          list($header_name,$header_value) = explode(':',$line,2);
          $headers[$header_name] = $header_body;
     }
}

// now $headers is an array of all headers and you could get the from address via $headers['From']
// $body contains just the body

I just wrote that off the top of my head; haven’t tested for syntax or errors. Just a starting point.