Re: Followup emailing doesn't work!

[steven]

Hi Dr Quek,
My autoresponder Lite is working fine except it does not send out the
followup emails which i already set up.

Any idea why?

Steven

[drquek]

Please check your 1 pixel activation link to see whether it is being activated i.e., is there visitors to the page?

You can test it by typing the link into your browser. Refer the sticky on how to do this.

[steven]

Dr Quek,
i don't know how to check whether the link is activated or not. i can't find the "sticky" for instructions. Pls help!

Regards
Steven

[drquek]

Refer to the Sticky here:

http://www.doctorquek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62

Do this:

d. If you using the 1 pixel activation link, copy the link into your browser and view it. This will activate the link:

http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/fmlplite/starter.cgi

[steven]

Hi Dr Quek,
i managed to activate the link manually and it worked!

However, when i tested by keying a name and email address into the subscription box, the subscription email is not sent out instantly until i activate the link again.

Is there any way this activation can be automated to run daily by itself? Maybe a Cron job should be set up?

Thanks
Steven

[drquek]

You need to activate the script each time so that it will check to see if there is any message to be sent out.

To use cron on the Lite version try this:

1) In the "startercron" script, change

exec('/usr/bin/perl broadcaster');

to:

exec('/usr/bin/perl ./broadcaster');

2) If the script still outputted errors, so try running the startercron script through the perl interpreter instead of directly.

Updated your crontab. Instead of

/var/www/vhosts/RealEstateBuyQuick.com/cgi-bin/auto/cron/startercron

you want:

/usr/bin/perl (path)/auto/cron/startercron

[steven]

Hi Dr Quek,
Where do i find the "Startercron script" which you mentioned?

Thanks
Steven

[drquek]

Create a file called startercron with this content:


#!/usr/bin/perl
################################################## ####################
# Autoresponder and Mailing List Manager (FMLP Pro) #
# Copyright 2007-2020 #
# Available at http://www.drquek.com/perl/autoresponder #
# Script Developed By: Dr. Daniel Quek @ The Software Guy #
################################################## ####################
# COPYRIGHT NOTICE #
# #
# #
# This script can be used as long as you don't change this header #
# or any part of the scripts. #
# #
# By using this script you agree to indemnify me from any liability #
# that might arise from its use. #
# #
# Redistributing\selling the code for this program without prior #
# written consent is expressly forbidden. #
# #
# Use for any unauthorized purpose is expressly prohibited by law, #
# and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. #
# Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. #
# #
# YOU MAY NOT RESELL OR RELEASE THIS PROGRAM TO OTHERS #
# #
################################################## ####################
#Put here absolute to your broadcaster directory

$yourdir='/home/username/public_html/cgi-bin/fmlp';

#You can run this script from cron like
#*/15 * * * * perl /home/username/public_html/cgi-bin/fmlp/cron/startercron
#in this case script will starts each 15 minutes

chdir($yourdir) || die "Can not change dir to $yourdir : $!";
exec('/usr/bin/perl ./broadcaster');