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Approach to sending email reminders to users - process
I have built a task management system. I want to send an email to users that have an outstanding task that's over a certain time old, as a reminder.
What's the best approach doing this via a php script:
A) query the database and get relavant user emails, pop them into an array and then send emails
B) query database and at the point of finding a relavant user send the email immediately and then continue loop
I'm assuming mixing the querying with the sending of emails is probably not a good idea, and would be best to split the two processes?
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
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I have built a task management system. I want to send an email to users that have an outstanding task that's over a certain time old, as a reminder.
What's the best approach doing this via a php script:
A) query the database and get relavant user emails, pop them into an array and then send emails
B) query database and at the point of finding a relavant user send the email immediately and then continue loop
I'm assuming mixing the querying with the sending of emails is probably not a good idea, and would be best to split the two processes?
php
asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
1
I would recommend getting a list of the users first and then send the emails. If you have many users, you can also fetch them in batches (like pagination).
– Magnus Eriksson
Nov 22 '18 at 9:31
Two CronJobs: 1 - generate queue of email data to send; 2 - Send emails from queue.
– Justinas
Nov 22 '18 at 9:38
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I have built a task management system. I want to send an email to users that have an outstanding task that's over a certain time old, as a reminder.
What's the best approach doing this via a php script:
A) query the database and get relavant user emails, pop them into an array and then send emails
B) query database and at the point of finding a relavant user send the email immediately and then continue loop
I'm assuming mixing the querying with the sending of emails is probably not a good idea, and would be best to split the two processes?
php
asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
1
I have built a task management system. I want to send an email to users that have an outstanding task that's over a certain time old, as a reminder.
What's the best approach doing this via a php script:
A) query the database and get relavant user emails, pop them into an array and then send emails
B) query database and at the point of finding a relavant user send the email immediately and then continue loop
I'm assuming mixing the querying with the sending of emails is probably not a good idea, and would be best to split the two processes?
php
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 9:27
DamoDamo
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I would recommend getting a list of the users first and then send the emails. If you have many users, you can also fetch them in batches (like pagination).
– Magnus Eriksson
Nov 22 '18 at 9:31
Two CronJobs: 1 - generate queue of email data to send; 2 - Send emails from queue.
– Justinas
Nov 22 '18 at 9:38
add a comment |
I would recommend getting a list of the users first and then send the emails. If you have many users, you can also fetch them in batches (like pagination).
– Magnus Eriksson
Nov 22 '18 at 9:31
Two CronJobs: 1 - generate queue of email data to send; 2 - Send emails from queue.
– Justinas
Nov 22 '18 at 9:38
I would recommend getting a list of the users first and then send the emails. If you have many users, you can also fetch them in batches (like pagination).
– Magnus Eriksson
Nov 22 '18 at 9:31
I would recommend getting a list of the users first and then send the emails. If you have many users, you can also fetch them in batches (like pagination).
– Magnus Eriksson
Nov 22 '18 at 9:31
Two CronJobs: 1 - generate queue of email data to send; 2 - Send emails from queue.
– Justinas
Nov 22 '18 at 9:38
Two CronJobs: 1 - generate queue of email data to send; 2 - Send emails from queue.
– Justinas
Nov 22 '18 at 9:38
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I would recommend getting a list of the users first and then send the emails. If you have many users, you can also fetch them in batches (like pagination).
– Magnus Eriksson
Nov 22 '18 at 9:31
Two CronJobs: 1 - generate queue of email data to send; 2 - Send emails from queue.
– Justinas
Nov 22 '18 at 9:38