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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

Overview of this book

Tired of an e-mail BCC list that scrolls off the page, or fiddly and hard-to-manage bulk mailing systems? You need phpList – a high-powered, robust, feature-packed mailing system that will get out of your way and get the job done! You want to know more about phpList? phpList is a popular open source e-mail campaign manager, sporting a powerful web frontend, rich message editor, and an advanced feature set. phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager will guide you from basic installation and setup through management, reporting, and automation of phpList, the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager. It also covers advanced customization and configuration of phpList. We start with a basic configuration, and finish with a full-featured e-mail management engine. You will work your way up from basic installation to advanced topics such as bounce automation, user and click-through tracking, and integration with third-party tools such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, and Blogger. Advanced topics such as securing your installation against spammers, attacks, and vulnerabilities are covered, as well as additional advanced and experimental features offered by phpList. This book is an invaluable guide for any e-mail publisher who wants a robust and powerful engine to manage their small-to-huge e-mail distribution empire.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

General fault diagnosis


phpList includes some advanced controls for providing information and debugging when a problem occurs. These can help us determine where the fault lies.

Test mode (the "dry run")

In test mode, phpList will appear to process messages as normal, but will not actually send any messages. This is a useful way to test your configuration and settings without disrupting your subscribers.

Open config/config.php and look for the following line (around line #193):

define ("TEST",0);

Change the value of TEST to 1. If TEST is set to 1, then no actual e-mail will be sent from phpList.

You will be notified that the phpList's admin interface is in test mode:

Similar messages will be displayed when you process the queue:

Verbose mode tell me what you're thinking

In verbose mode, phpList will output far more details than usual when processing messages. For example, it will display every e-mail address used when processing the queue—on a large e-mail list, this can significantly impact...