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IMAP using SOCKS5, SOCKS4 Proxy

Demonstrates how to connect to an IMAP server through a SOCKS5 or SOCKS4 proxy.

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<?php

$success = 0;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$imap = new COM("Chilkat.Imap");

// To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
// properties prior to connecting with the IMAP server:
// The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or 
// IP address:
$imap->SocksHostname = 'www.mysocksproxyserver.com';
$imap->SocksPort = 1080;
$imap->SocksUsername = 'myProxyLogin';
$imap->SocksPassword = 'myProxyPassword';
// Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
// of the SOCKS proxy server:
$imap->SocksVersion = 5;
// Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
// SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

// Connect to an IMAP server through the SOCKS proxy.
// Use TLS
$imap->Ssl = 1;
$imap->Port = 993;
$success = $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Login
$success = $imap->Login('myLogin','myPassword');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Select an IMAP mailbox
$success = $imap->SelectMailbox('Inbox');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
// We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
$fetchUids = 1;
$messageSet = new COM("Chilkat.MessageSet");
$success = $imap->QueryMbx('ALL',$fetchUids,$messageSet);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
$bundle = new COM("Chilkat.EmailBundle");
$headersOnly = 0;
$success = $imap->FetchMsgSet($headersOnly,$messageSet,$bundle);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
$email = new COM("Chilkat.Email");
$i = 0;
$numEmails = $bundle->MessageCount;
while ($i < $numEmails) {

    $bundle->EmailAt($i,$email);

    print $email->From . "\n";
    print $email->Subject . "\n";
    print '--' . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Disconnect from the IMAP server.
$success = $imap->Disconnect();

?>