PHP Extension

Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

// This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
$imap = new CkImap();

// Turn on session logging:
$imap->put_KeepSessionLog(true);

// Connect to an IMAP server.
// Use TLS
$imap->put_Ssl(true);
$imap->put_Port(993);
$success = $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

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

$fetchUids = true;
// Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
$messageSet = new CkMessageSet();
$success = $imap->QueryMbx('SUBJECT FTP2',$fetchUids,$messageSet);
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Set the Deleted flag for each message:
$success = $imap->SetFlags($messageSet,'Deleted',1);
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Expunge and close the mailbox.
$success = $imap->ExpungeAndClose();
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Display the session log.
print $imap->sessionLog() . "\n";

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

?>