(PHP Extension) Secure IMAP over TLS/SSL

To communicate with an IMAP server over TLS/SSL, simply set the Ssl and Port properties. The remainder of your code is the same as with non-SSL.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0

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

$imap = new CkImap();

// To use a secure TLS/SSL connection, set the Ssl property and the port:
$imap->put_Ssl(true);
// The typical port for IMAP SSL is 993
$imap->put_Port(993);

// Connect to an IMAP server.
$success = $imap->Connect('imap.someMailServer.com');
if ($success != true) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

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

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

// Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
// bundle is a CkEmailBundle
$bundle = $imap->FetchBundle($messageSet);
if ($imap->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {

    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
$i = 0;
$numEmails = $bundle->get_MessageCount();
while ($i < $numEmails) {
    // email is a CkEmail
    $email = $bundle->GetEmail($i);
    print $email->from() . "\n";
    print $email->subject() . "\n";
    print '--' . "\n";

    $i = $i + 1;
}

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


?>