(PHP ActiveX) Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

$success = 0;

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

// The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
// and sending (SMTP) email.
$mailman = new COM("Chilkat.MailMan");

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman->MailHost = 'pop.example.com';

// Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman->PopUsername = 'myLogin';
$mailman->PopPassword = 'myPassword';

$stUidls = new COM("Chilkat.StringTable");
$success = $mailman->FetchUidls($stUidls);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$email = new COM("Chilkat.Email");

$count = $stUidls->Count;
$i = 0;
while ($i < $count) {
    // Download the full email.
    $success = $mailman->FetchByUidl($stUidls->stringAt($i),0,0,$email);
    if ($success == 0) {
        print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    print $i . "\n";
    print 'From: ' . $email->From . "\n";
    print 'Subject: ' . $email->Subject . "\n";

    $i = $i + 1;
}

$mailman->Pop3EndSession();

?>