PHP ActiveX

Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

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

// Connect to the IMAP server.
// 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;
}

$fetchUids = 1;
$messageSet = new COM("Chilkat.MessageSet");
$success = $imap->QueryMbx('ALL',$fetchUids,$messageSet);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
$bundle = new COM("Chilkat.EmailBundle");
$headersOnly = 1;
$success = $imap->FetchMsgSet($headersOnly,$messageSet,$bundle);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
$ascending = 1;
$bundle->SortByDate($ascending);

// To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
// SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

// Display the Subject and From of each email.
$email = new COM("Chilkat.Email");
$i = 0;
while ($i < $bundle->MessageCount) {
    $bundle->EmailAt($i,$email);

    print $email->getHeaderField('Date') . "\n";
    print $email->Subject . "\n";
    print $email->From . "\n";
    print '--' . "\n";

    $i = $i + 1;
}

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

?>