PHP Extension

Fetch Oldest/Newest IMAP Email

Emails may be downloaded by sequence number. Assuming the selected mailbox is not empty, the oldest email is at sequence number 1, and the newest email is at sequence number N. The FetchSingle method may be used to download by sequence number. 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.

$imap = new CkImap();

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

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

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

// After selecting a mailbox, the NumMessages property
// contains the number of emails in the selected mailbox.

$n = $imap->get_NumMessages();

if ($n > 0) {

    // The oldest email is always at sequence number 1.
    $isUid = false;

    $oldestEmail = new CkEmail();
    $success = $imap->FetchEmail(false,1,$isUid,$oldestEmail);
    if ($success == false) {
        print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    // Display the From and Subject
    print $oldestEmail->fromAddress() . "\n";
    print $oldestEmail->subject() . "\n";

    print '--' . "\n";

    // The newest email is at sequence number N:
    $newestEmail = new CkEmail();
    $success = $imap->FetchEmail(false,$n,$isUid,$newestEmail);
    if ($success == false) {
        print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    // Display the From and Subject
    print $newestEmail->fromAddress() . "\n";
    print $newestEmail->subject() . "\n";

}

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

?>