(PHP ActiveX) Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

// 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.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.MailMan')
$mailman = new COM("Chilkat.MailMan");

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman->MailHost = 'pop.someMailServer.com';

// Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman->PopUsername = 'myLogin';
$mailman->PopPassword = 'myPassword';

// Set the ImmediateDelete property = 0
// 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->ImmediateDelete = 0;

// Download email headers.  
// bundle is a Chilkat.EmailBundle
$bundle = $mailman->GetAllHeaders(1);
if ($mailman->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$i = 0;

while ($i < $bundle->MessageCount) {
    // email is a Chilkat.Email
    $email = $bundle->GetEmail($i);

    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 != 1) {
        print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
$success = $mailman->Pop3EndSession();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
}

print 'Success!' . "\n";

?>