Sending custom emails in Magento

Step 1: Create html file in app/locale/en_us/template/email/sales/sample_order.html

-> sample_order.html file in put your html (Mail sending) content.

Step 2: Adding your template to etc/config.xml to register the email template. 

-> app/code/[codePool]/[Namespace]/[Module]/etc/config.xml

   <config>

<global>

<template>

            <email>

                <sample_order translate="label" module="[Module Name]">

    <label>Sample Order</label>

    <file>sales/sample_order.html</file>

  <type>html</type>

                </sample_order>

            </email>

        </template>

</global>    

   </config>

Step 3: Sending the email  !

-> app/code/[codePool]/[Namespace]/[Module]/controllers/IndexController.php

//Send Custom Email Start

$emailTemplate = Mage::getModel('core/email_template')->loadDefault('sample_order');

$senderName = Mage::getStoreConfig('trans_email/ident_general/name');

$senderEmail = Mage::getStoreConfig('trans_email/ident_general/email');

$name = $data['name'];

$email = $data['email'];

$pro_name = $data['product_name'];

$pro_img  = $data['product_img'];

$pro_sku  = $data['product_sku'];

$pro_color  = $data['color'];  

//Variables for Confirmation Mail.

$emailTemplateVariables = array(

   'customer_name' => $name,

   'product_name'  => $pro_name,

   'product_img'   => $pro_img,

   'product_sku'   => $pro_sku,

   'product_color' => $pro_color

   

);

$processedTemplate = $emailTemplate->getProcessedTemplate($emailTemplateVariables);

  //Sending E-Mail to Customers.

$mail = Mage::getModel('core/email')

->setToName($name)

->setToEmail($email)

->setBody($processedTemplate)

->setSubject('Sample Order')

->setFromEmail($senderEmail)

->setFromName($senderName)

->setType('html');

try{

//Confimation E-Mail Send

$mail->send();

}

catch(Exception $error)

{

Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addError($error->getMessage());

return false;

}

//Send Custom Email End

Setp 4: Your Mail Send Sucessfully.