{"id":426,"date":"2020-08-12T18:29:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T18:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avantutor.com\/blog\/?p=426"},"modified":"2020-08-12T18:29:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T18:29:43","slug":"subscribe-member-using-mailchimp-api-and-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avantutor.com\/blog\/subscribe-member-using-mailchimp-api-and-php\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscribe Member Using MailChimp API and PHP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here is how you can quickly add a member to your Mailchimp mailing list through PHP and using the Mailchimp API. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1<\/strong> – GET API Helper File<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to https:\/\/github.com\/drewm\/mailchimp-api<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grab the MailChimp.php inside the src folder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Place it in the same directory where you run your PHP code that handles your form submissions (if you have such an action).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2<\/strong> – Hide Your MailChimp API Key + List ID<\/p>\n\n\n\n

create a keys.php file somewhere outside of the public folder. In my case I had my website in \/home\/freeirvl\/public_html so I placed the keys.php in \/home\/freeirvl <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your keys.php should look something like<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<?php\n$mailchimp_api_key = 'YOUR KEY HERE';\n$mailchimp_list_id = 'YOUR LIST ID HERE';\n?><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Step <\/strong>3 – The Actual PHP Code!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In whatever file you are trying to add a member to your MailChimp mailing list do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/\/ Load credentials file\r\n  require_once '\/home\/freeirvl\/keys.php';<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Load the MailChimp helper\/wrapper file<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/\/ ************************************ LOAD MAILCHIMP LIBRARY************************************\r\n  include(dirname(__FILE__) . '\/MailChimp.php');\r\n  use \\DrewM\\MailChimp\\MailChimp;\r\n  \/\/ ************************************ END LOAD MAILCHIMP ************************************<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The function that will actually try add a member using the helper\/wrapper file. Feel free to change the argument list. In the following example I decided to take in an email address ($email), first name ($first_name) and last name ($last_name). You might want to leave out first name and last name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also don’t forget to actually CALL<\/strong> on this function somewhere in your code and provide it with the correct values! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/\/ ************************************ MAILCHIMP ************************************\r\n  function subscribe_add_tags($email, $first_name, $last_name)  {\r\n    \/\/ *************** LOADING API KEY AND LIST ID\r\n    global  $mailchimp_api_key, $mailchimp_list_id;\r\n\r\n    $MailChimp = new MailChimp($mailchimp_api_key);\r\n    $list_id = $mailchimp_list_id;  \/\/  <--- PLAYGROUND LIST_ID\r\n    $hashed= md5(strtolower($email));\r\n    \/\/ *************** CHANGE TAG NAME HERE\r\n    $payload = '{ \"tags\": [ { \"name\": \"Bootcamp\", \"status\": \"active\" }  ] }';\r\n\r\n    $payload_json = json_decode($payload, true);\r\n    $result_subscribe = $MailChimp->post(\"lists\/$list_id\/members\", [\r\n\t\t\t\t'email_address' => $email,\r\n\t\t\t\t'status'        => 'subscribed',\r\n        'merge_fields'  => array(\r\n          'FNAME' => $first_name,\r\n          'LNAME' => $last_name,\r\n        )\r\n\t\t\t]);\r\n    $result_tag = $MailChimp->post(\"lists\/$list_id\/members\/$hashed\/tags\", $payload_json);\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    \/\/   this error success produces NOTHING in the Response from MailChimp\r\n    \/\/ because it doesn't seem to send anything, but if not error then success I guess\r\n    \/\/ so you can still capture its status\r\n    if ($MailChimp->success()) {\r\n        print_r($result_subscribe);\r\n        print_r($result_tag);\r\n    } else {\r\n        echo 'Error Subscribing and or Tagging Mailchimp<br>';\r\n        print_r($result_subscribe);\r\n        print_r($result_tag);\r\n        echo $MailChimp->getLastError();\r\n    }\r\n  }  \/\/ end function\r\n\/\/ ************************************ END MAILCHIMP ************************************\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
That is it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notes: I am adding a tag<\/strong> to this member! Also, google how to obtain the MailChimp mailing list id if you are confused about what that is exactly. I have also created a video version of this tutorial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me know your thoughts or if I forgot to mention anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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