(PHP Extension) IMAP Delete Old Email (before a specified date)

Demonstrates how to delete email older than a particular date.

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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);
// Use your IMAP server domain.  This example 
$success = $imap->Connect('my-imap-server-domain.com');
if ($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;
}

// Get message ID's for emails older than 1/1/2018

$fetchUids = true;
// messageSet is a CkMessageSet
$messageSet = $imap->Search('SENTBEFORE 01-Jan-2018',$fetchUids);
if ($imap->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// If desired, we can examine the Subject of each email to be deleted..
$i = 0;
$count = $messageSet->get_Count();
while ($i < $count) {
    // email is a CkEmail
    $email = $imap->FetchSingleHeader($messageSet->GetId($i),true);
    if ($imap->get_LastMethodSuccess() == true) {
        print $email->subject() . "\n";

    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

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

    exit;
}

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

    exit;
}

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


?>