Curent used function:

  function tep_mandrill_mail($to_name, $to_email_address, $email_subject, $email_text, $from_email_name, $from_email_address) {
    
    if (SEND_EMAILS != 'true') return false;
$uri = 'https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.0/messages/send-template.json';

$postString = '{
"key": "xxxxxxxxxxx",
    "template_name": "sometemplatename",
    "template_content": [
        {
            "name": "header",
            "content": "*|HEADERSTUFF|*"
        },
        {
            "name": "main",
            "content": "*|CONTENTSTUFF|*"
        },
        {
            "name": "footer",
            "content": "*|FOOTERSTUFF|*"
        }
    ],
    "message": {
        "subject": "'.$email_subject.'",
        "from_email": "'.$from_email_adress.'",
        "from_name": "'.$from_email_name.'",
        "to": [
            {
                "email": "'.$to_email_address.'",
                "name": "'.$to_name.'"
            }
        ],
        "important": false,
        "track_opens": true,
        "merge": true,

  "merge_vars": [
            {
                "rcpt": "'.$to_email_address.'",
                "vars": [
                    {
                        "name": "HEADERSTUFF",
                        "content": "'.$email_subject.'" 
                    },
                     {
                        "name": "CONTENTSTUFF",
                        "content": "'.$email_text.'"
                    },
                     {
                        "name": "FOOTERSTUFF",
                        "content": "paulvale-foot"
                    }   
                ]
            }
        ],      
        "tags": [
            "password_forgotten"
        ]
    },
    "async": false,
    "ip_pool": "Main Pool"
}';

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $uri);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true );
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postString);
curl_exec($ch);
  }

Currently playing around with Mailchimp's API's , but i kind of feel lost.

The documentation to me is not very clear so i decide to ask here. I will first explain what i actually want:

1-I want to have the templates i created on mailchimp, be visible on my own server.

2-I want to assign each template i made to a specific action (logged,subscribed,made order,new password) , this functionality i already tested with mandrill.But the template exist on mandrill's account.

If option 1 is not possible, can i still make my own template in my own environment, and send that template out over mailchimp and/or mandrill?

What is the best to do? Use mailchimps default services?

-OR -

Make it so you can control all from your own server?

Thank you for any comment or answer to this.

I am currently playing around with Mailchimp's APIs, but the documentation to me is not very clear. Here is what I actually want:

1. Have the templates I created on Mailchimp, be visible on my own server.
2. Assign each template I made to a specific action (logged in,subscribed, created order, or new password). This is functionality that I already tested with Mandrill, but the template exists on mandrill's account.

If option 1 is not possible, can I still make my own template in my own environment, and send that template out over Mailchimp or Mandrill?

Should I use Mailchimps services for this or send the email directly from my own server?