PHP Extension

Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// This example requires 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');

$stUidls = new CkStringTable();
$success = $mailman->FetchUidls($stUidls);
if ($success == false) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$email = new CkEmail();

$count = $stUidls->get_Count();
$i = 0;
while ($i < $count) {
    // Download the full email.
    $success = $mailman->FetchByUidl($stUidls->stringAt($i),false,0,$email);
    if ($success == false) {
        print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
        exit;
    }

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

    $i = $i + 1;
}

$mailman->Pop3EndSession();

?>