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PHP Extension Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

//  This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
$imap = new CkImap();

//  Turn on session logging:
$imap->put_KeepSessionLog(true);

//  Connect to an IMAP server.
//  Use TLS
$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;
}

$fetchUids = true;
//  Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
$messageSet = new CkMessageSet();
$success = $imap->QueryMbx('SUBJECT FTP2',$fetchUids,$messageSet);
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Set the Deleted flag for each message:
$success = $imap->SetFlags($messageSet,'Deleted',1);
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Expunge and close the mailbox.
$success = $imap->ExpungeAndClose();
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Display the session log.
print $imap->sessionLog() . "\n";

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

?>