PHP Extension

Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox. 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.

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

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman->put_MailHost('pop.example.com');

// Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman->put_PopUsername('myLogin');
$mailman->put_PopPassword('myPassword');

// Set the ImmediateDelete property = false
// When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
// will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
// when the session closes.
$mailman->put_ImmediateDelete(false);

// Download email headers.  
$bundle = new CkEmailBundle();
$keepOnServer = true;
$headersOnly = true;
$numBodyLines = 1;
$success = $mailman->FetchAll($keepOnServer,$headersOnly,$numBodyLines,$bundle);
if ($success == false) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$email = new CkEmail();
$i = 0;
while ($i < $bundle->get_MessageCount()) {
    $bundle->EmailAt($i,$email);

    print 'From: ' . $email->from() . "\n";
    print 'Subject: ' . $email->subject() . "\n";

    // If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
    // This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
    $success = $mailman->DeleteEmail($email);
    if ($success == false) {
        print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
$success = $mailman->Pop3EndSession();
if ($success == false) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success!' . "\n";

?>