Hello @ all.
i've found out to create a WELCOME PM to a new user...!
on this request
http://www.4homepages.de/forum/index.php?topic=8409.msg46069#msg46069i test this on 1.72!
open register.php
find there:
$sql = "INSERT INTO ".USERS_TABLE."
(".get_user_table_field("", "user_id").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_level").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_name").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_password").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_email").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_showemail").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_allowemails").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_invisible").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_joindate").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_activationkey").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_lastaction").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_lastvisit").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_comments").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_homepage").get_user_table_field(", ", "user_icq").$additional_field_sql.")
VALUES
($user_id, $user_level, '$user_name', '".md5($user_password)."', '$user_email', $user_showemail, $user_allowemails, $user_invisible, $current_time, '$activationkey', $current_time, $current_time, 0, '$user_homepage', '$user_icq'".$additional_value_sql.")";
$result = $site_db->query($sql);
add after this
$sql = "INSERT INTO ".PM_TABLE."
(pm_date, pm_to, pm_from, pm_subject, pm_type, pm_text, pm_bbcode, pm_html, pm_ip, pm_smiles)
VALUES
(".time().", ".$user_id.", '1', '".$lang['welcome_subject']."', ".PM_UNREAD.", '".addslashes($lang['welcome_text'])."', '1', '1', '".$session_info['session_ip']."', '1')";
$result = $site_db->query($sql);
in these example the user with the ID 1 send the PM! you can change this here:
(".time().", ".$user_id.", '1',
set there your ID!
then open lang/<your lang>/main.php
add before
?>
Your Mail. something like this!
$lang['welcome_subject'] = "Hello and welcome on {site_name}";
$lang['welcome_text'] = "Thanks that you registered on {site_name}<br>blabla<br>Your Admin";
You can use Smilies and html.
When The new User logged in, he will get the PM!
b.o.fan