Title: Execute code after sending email
Last modified: March 6, 2018

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# Execute code after sending email

 *  [Sanjay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsclmumbai/)
 * (@rsclmumbai)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/execute-code-after-sending-email/)
 * Hi,
 * What is the recommended way to run a custom code after the form is submitted 
   and email is sent.
 * Can someone please guide me to the documentation on the subject.
 * Thank you!

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 *  [pichichi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pichichi/)
 * (@pichichi)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/execute-code-after-sending-email/#post-10044606)
 * You can use the custom DOM event `wpcf7mailsent`, doumentation is here: [https://contactform7.com/dom-events/](https://contactform7.com/dom-events/)
 * A popular example being opening a new page after submitting using JavaScript:
 *     ```
       <script>
       document.addEventListener( 'wpcf7mailsent', function( event ) {
           location = 'http://yourredirectpage.com/';
       }, false );
       </script> 
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Sanjay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsclmumbai/)
 * (@rsclmumbai)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/execute-code-after-sending-email/#post-10044775)
 * Its a PHP code which has to be executed server side and in the background.
    Any
   PHP (server side) solution?
 * I found a hook for BEFORE SEND EMAIL, but could not find one for AFTER SEND EMAIL.
 * Thanks

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