1.Use following code
<?php
$mail = Mage::getModel('core/email');
$mail->setToName('Your Name');
$mail->setToEmail('Youe Email');
$mail->setBody('Mail Text / Mail Content');
$mail->setSubject('Mail Subject');
$mail->setFromEmail('Sender Mail Id');
$mail->setFromName("Msg to Show on Subject");
$mail->setType('html');// YOu can use Html or text as Mail format
try {
$mail->send();
Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addSuccess('Your request has been sent');
$this->_redirect('');
}
catch (Exception $e) {
Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addError('Unable to send.');
$this->_redirect('');
}
?>
2.Using email template
First create email template in following location app/locale/en_US/template/email like demo_test.html
Then add following code in config.xml
<config>
<global>
<template>
<email>
<bd_email_template module="Collegeprogram">
<label>College Ambassadaor Program</label>
<file>demo_test.html</file>
<type>html</type>
</collegeprogram_email_template>
</email>
</template>
</global>
</config>
Use following code in any method
$emailTemplate = Mage::getModel('core/email_template')
->loadDefault('collegeprogram_request_for_college');
$emailTemplateVariables = array();
$emailTemplateVariables['first_var'] = 'Value';
$processedTemplate = $emailTemplate->getProcessedTemplate($emailTemplateVariables);
$emailTemplate->setSenderName('Sender Name');
$emailTemplate->setSenderEmail('d.bhoopendra@gmail.com');
$emailTemplate->setTemplateSubject(Bd Demo Test');
$emailTemplate->send('Email To','Name To', $emailTemplateVariables);
Use {{var first_name}} to retrieve value in template
3.To send mail with attached file, prefer use of Zend_Mail
try{
$mail = new Zend_Mail();
$mail->setFrom("fromemail","fromname");
$mail->addTo("toemail","toname");
$mail->setSubject("subject");
$mail->setBodyHtml(" body text"); // here u also use setBodyText options.
// this is for to set the file format
$at = new Zend_Mime_Part($content);
$at->type = 'application/csv'; // if u have PDF then it would like -> 'application/pdf'
$at->disposition = Zend_Mime::DISPOSITION_INLINE;
$at->encoding = Zend_Mime::ENCODING_8BIT;
$at->filename = $filename;
$mail->addAttachment($at);
$mail->send();
}catch(Exception $e)
{
echo $e->getMassage();
}
4. install free plugin with magento connect