(PHP Extension) Delete Email Individually (One at a time) from an IMAP Mailbox

Downloads email from an IMAP mailbox and deletes emails individually (one by one).

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

$imap = new CkImap();

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

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

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

// We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
$fetchUids = true;
// Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
// messageSet is a CkMessageSet
$messageSet = $imap->Search('ALL',$fetchUids);
if ($imap->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Fetch the emails into a bundle object:

// bundle is a CkEmailBundle
$bundle = $imap->FetchBundle($messageSet);
if ($imap->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {

    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// To mark a complete set of emails for deletion, call SetFlags:
$success = $imap->SetFlags($messageSet,'Deleted',1);
if ($success != true) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Messages can also be marked for deletion individually:
// Loop over the bundle and mark each message for deletion.
$i = 0;
$numEmails = $bundle->get_MessageCount();
while ($i < $numEmails) {
    // email is a CkEmail
    $email = $bundle->GetEmail($i);
    print $email->from() . "\n";
    print $email->subject() . "\n";

    // To delete this email, set the "Deleted" flag to 1.
    // The email is not actually deleted until Expunge or
    // ExpungeAndClose is called.
    $success = $imap->SetMailFlag($email,'Deleted',1);
    if ($success != true) {
        print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    print '--' . "\n";

    $i = $i + 1;
}

$success = $imap->ExpungeAndClose();
if ($success != true) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";

    exit;
}

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


?>