(PHP ActiveX) Read All Email from POP3 Inbox by Message Numbers

Demonstrates how to read all of the email from a POP3 inbox by fetching each email by it's message number.

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

// 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';

// Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
$numMessages = $mailman->GetMailboxCount();

// Message numbers are specific to a POP3 session. 
// If a maildrop (i.e. inbox)  contains 10 messages, 
// the message numbers will be 1, 2, 3, ... 10. 
// If message number 1 is deleted and a new POP3 session 
// is established, there will be 9 messages numbered 1, 2, 3, ... 9. 

$i = 1;

while ($i <= $numMessages) {

    // email is a Chilkat.Email
    $email = $mailman->FetchByMsgnum($i);
    if ($mailman->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
        print $mailman->LastErrorText . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    print $email->From . ': ' . $email->Subject . '\n' . "\n";

    $i = $i + 1;

}


?>