Re: Triggers, Rules and email

Anyone know if I can create a trigger or a rule in Pgsql that will send
an email in the event of an attempt to update a database field no-one
should be updating?

TIA,
Paul

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Paul wrote:

> Anyone know if I can create a trigger or a rule in Pgsql that will send
> an email in the event of an attempt to update a database field no-one
> should be updating?

Sure, that would involve installing the pl language of your choice as an
untrusted language. PHP can be installed that way as a pl, btw, then you
can just use the mail() trigger function in it.

http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=294

scott.marlowe typed this on 01/20/2004 09:59 AM:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Paul wrote:
>
>
>>Anyone know if I can create a trigger or a rule in Pgsql that will send
>>an email in the event of an attempt to update a database field no-one
>>should be updating?
>
>
> Sure, that would involve installing the pl language of your choice as an
> untrusted language. PHP can be installed that way as a pl, btw, then you
> can just use the mail() trigger function in it.
>
> http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=294
>
>

Yes, plPHP can be used for this. If you want an example, let me know and
I'll post one on the list.

-Robby

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Yes, I want to see an example!!!!!!

Aldo Leyva
----- Original Message -----
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To: <pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP] Triggers, Rules and email

> scott.marlowe typed this on 01/20/2004 09:59 AM:
> > On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Paul wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Anyone know if I can create a trigger or a rule in Pgsql that will send
> >>an email in the event of an attempt to update a database field no-one
> >>should be updating?
> >
> >
> > Sure, that would involve installing the pl language of your choice as an
> > untrusted language. PHP can be installed that way as a pl, btw, then
you
> > can just use the mail() trigger function in it.
> >
> > http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=294
> >
> >
>
> Yes, plPHP can be used for this. If you want an example, let me know and
> I'll post one on the list.
>
> -Robby
>
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Aldo Leyva Alvarado typed this on 01/30/2004 08:00 AM:
> Yes, I want to see an example!!!!!!
>
>
> Aldo Leyva
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robby Russell" <rrussell(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
> To: <pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Triggers, Rules and email
>
>
>
>>scott.marlowe typed this on 01/20/2004 09:59 AM:
>>
>>>On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Paul wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Anyone know if I can create a trigger or a rule in Pgsql that will send
>>>>an email in the event of an attempt to update a database field no-one
>>>>should be updating?
>>>
>>>
>>>Sure, that would involve installing the pl language of your choice as an
>>>untrusted language. PHP can be installed that way as a pl, btw, then
>
> you
>
>>>can just use the mail() trigger function in it.
>>>
>>>http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=294
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Yes, plPHP can be used for this. If you want an example, let me know and
>>I'll post one on the list.
>>
>>-Robby

As requested, here is a simple function that takes 4 arguments ($arg0-3)
and utilizes the php mail() function. I added the headers for an example
of how easy it is to utilize plPHP in PostrgreSQL.

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION phpmail(text,text,text,text) RETURNS integer AS '
# Argument list
$email_address = $arg0;
$email_from = $arg1;
$subject = $arg2;
$body = $arg3;

#
# ..Typically, you would validate arguments here

# Build email headers
$headers = "From: $email_from\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: $email_from\r\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: plPHP";

# Send email
if (mail($email_address, $subject, $body, $headers)) {
return 1;
}
else {
return 0;
}

' LANGUAGE 'plphp';

#############################################
# Usage
#############################################
plphp_test=# SELECT phpmail('rrussell(at)commandprompt(dot)com',
'webmaster(at)robbyrussell(dot)com', 'Subject Line', 'This is the email
body\n\nMore body. Testing email. Test!\n\n\n-Robby') as email;
INFO: ret_val(long): 1
email
-------
1
(1 row)

#############################################
# Output
#############################################
webmaster(at)robbyrussell(dot)com typed this on 01/30/2004 08:34 AM:
> This is a body
>
> More body. Testing email. Test!
>
>
> -Robby

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Cheers,

Robby Russell

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