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PHP Extension Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Read IMAP Mailbox

Read all emails from an IMAP mailbox.

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<?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 = $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');
if ($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;
}

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

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

//  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
$email = new CkEmail();
$i = 0;
$numEmails = $bundle->get_MessageCount();
while ($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();

?>