How to bcc an email to admin v4.1.x

[Eric Barnes]

This thread is to show you how to bcc the admin in v4.1.x

I have tested the current system and it just doesn't seem possible to actually bcc the admin. We are using the phpmailer class and for bcc it says this:

Note: this function works with the SMTP mailer on win32, not with the "mail" mailer.

So I had to create a workaround. In this example I will be editing the userjoin file and here is what I had to do.

First find:
$to=trim($_POST['email']);

Replace with:
$to=array(trim($_POST['email']), '[email protected]');

Next open your includes/classes/kernel/Mailer.php file and find this whole function:

PHP Code:

function sendMail($to, $content, $vars)
{
//lots of code in here
} 


Replace that whole thing with this:

PHP Code:

function sendMail($to, $content, $vars)
{
    if(is_array($to)) {
        foreach($to as $k) {
            $this->doSend($k, $content, $vars);
            $this->ClearAllRecipients();
        }
    } else {
        return $this->doSend($to, $content, $vars);
    }
}
    
function doSend($to, $content, $vars)
{
    global $Core, $class_tpl;
        
    $this->AddAddress($to);
    if(!empty($vars['fromemail'])){
        $this->From=$vars['fromemail'];
    }if(!empty($vars['name'])) {
        $this->FromName=$vars['name'];
    }if(!empty($vars['bcc'])) {
        $this->AddAddress=$vars['bcc'];
    }
        
    foreach($vars as $key => $value) {
            //loop through the results and assign to the template
            $class_tpl->assign($key, safeStripSlashes($value));
    }
    if($Core->settings['mailHTML']=="Y") {
        $this->AltBody = $class_tpl->fetch('emails/text/'.$content);
        $this->Body = $class_tpl->fetch('emails/html/'.$content);
        $this->IsHTML(TRUE);
    } else {
        $this->Body = $class_tpl->fetch('emails/text/'.$content);
        $this->IsHTML(FALSE);
    }
    $this->Subject = $class_tpl->get_template_vars('subject');

    if($this->Send()) {
        $this->ClearAllRecipients();
        return TRUE;
    } else {
        return "Message was not sent <br />Mailer Error: " . $this->ErrorInfo;
    }
} 


[Isje]

Hi Eric,

Does this modification mean that ALL messages sent through the system will be bcc'd to the Admin?

I want only the Contact Owner messages to be copied.

Please advise.
Thanks,
Isje

[Eric Barnes]

This should work. Open contact.php and find:
$vars['name']=$name;

Just under it add:
$vars['bcc']='[email protected]';

[Isje]

Originally Posted by Eric Barnes

This should work. Open contact.php and find:
$vars['name']=$name;

Just under it add:
$vars['bcc']='[email protected]';

Hi Eric, I tried this, but it doesn't work
Thanks again

[Isje]

Any new suggestions guys?