magento send email

protected function _sendEmailTemplate($template, $sender, $templateParams = array(), $storeId = null)
    {
        /** @var $mailer Mage_Core_Model_Email_Template_Mailer */
        $mailer = Mage::getModel('core/email_template_mailer');
        $emailInfo = Mage::getModel('core/email_info');
        $emailInfo->addTo($this->getEmail(), $this->getName());
        $mailer->addEmailInfo($emailInfo);

        // Set all required params and send emails
        $mailer->setSender(Mage::getStoreConfig($sender, $storeId));
        $mailer->setStoreId($storeId);
        $mailer->setTemplateId(Mage::getStoreConfig($template, $storeId));
        $mailer->setTemplateParams($templateParams);
        $mailer->send();
        return $this;
    }

app/code/core/mage/core/model/email/template/mailer.php send()->app/code/core/mage/core/model/email/template.php[sendTransactional()] 

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if (is_numeric($templateId)) {

            $this->load($templateId);
        } else {
            $localeCode = Mage::getStoreConfig('general/locale/code', $storeId);
            $this->loadDefault($templateId, $localeCode); // when select default template fromlocale

        } 

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->app/code/core/mage/core/model/email/template.php[send()]

->lib/zend/mail.php[send()]

->lib/zend/mail/transport/abstract.php[send()]

->lib/zend/mail/transport/sendmail.php[_sendMail()]

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    public function _sendMail()
    {
        if ($this->parameters === null) {
            set_error_handler(array($this, '_handleMailErrors'));
            $result = mail(
                $this->recipients,
                $this->_mail->getSubject(),
                $this->body,
                $this->header);
            restore_error_handler();
        } else {
            if(!is_string($this->parameters)) {
                /**
                 * @see Zend_Mail_Transport_Exception
                 *
                 * Exception is thrown here because
                 * $parameters is a public property
                 */
                #require_once 'Zend/Mail/Transport/Exception.php';
                throw new Zend_Mail_Transport_Exception(
                    'Parameters were set but are not a string'
                );
            }

            set_error_handler(array($this, '_handleMailErrors'));
            $result = mail(
                $this->recipients,
                $this->_mail->getSubject(),
                $this->body,
                $this->header,
                $this->parameters);
            restore_error_handler();
        }

        if ($this->_errstr !== null || !$result) {
            /**
             * @see Zend_Mail_Transport_Exception
             */
            #require_once 'Zend/Mail/Transport/Exception.php';
            throw new Zend_Mail_Transport_Exception('Unable to send mail. ' . $this->_errstr);
        }
    }

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set default template from locale:

system.xml

add configuration here

config.xml

add configuration here

put the file order.html in app/locale/your language/template/email/notifyemail/