PHP Extension Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Forward an Email using CreateForward

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Reads an email from an IMAP server, creates a forward version of the email using the CreateForward method, and sends the email to another recipient. 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.

//  Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
$imap = new CkImap();

//  Connect to an IMAP server.
$imap->put_Ssl(true);
$imap->put_Port(993);
$success = $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

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

$numEmails = $imap->get_NumMessages();

//  Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
//  (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)

$email = new CkEmail();
$success = $imap->FetchEmail(false,$numEmails,false,$email);
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

print $email->subject() . "\n";

$eForward = new CkEmail();
$success = $email->ToForward($eForward);
if ($success == false) {
    print $email->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  The eForward email has no To or CC recipients yet.
//  Add one or more..
$eForward->AddTo('Joe','joe@example.com');

//  We also need to specify the From name/address.
$eForward->put_FromAddress('matt@someMailServer.com');
$eForward->put_FromName('Matt');

//  If we wish to add text at the start of the email body:
$sbHtmlBody = new CkStringBuilder();
if ($eForward->HasHtmlBody() == true) {
    $sbHtmlBody->Append($eForward->getHtmlBody());
    $sbHtmlBody->Prepend('<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...</p>');
    $eForward->SetHtmlBody($sbHtmlBody->getAsString());
}

$sbPtBody = new CkStringBuilder();
if ($eForward->HasPlainTextBody() == true) {
    $sbPtBody->Append($eForward->getPlainTextBody());
    $sbPtBody->Prepend('Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...\r\n\r\n');
    $eForward->SetTextBody($sbPtBody->getAsString(),'text/plain');
}

//  We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
$eForward->SaveEml('qa_output/forward.eml');

//  We could send (forward) the email..
$mailman = new CkMailMan();

$mailman->put_SmtpHost('smtp.example.com');
$mailman->put_SmtpUsername('myLogin');
$mailman->put_SmtpPassword('myPassword');
$mailman->put_SmtpPort(587);
$mailman->put_StartTLS(true);

$success = $mailman->SendEmail($eForward);
if ($success == false) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $mailman->CloseSmtpConnection();
if ($success != true) {
    print 'Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.' . "\n";
}

print 'Mail Sent!' . "\n";

?>