authenticate( "user", "password" ); // Select the Inbox mailbox $imap->selectMailbox( 'Inbox' ); // Get the number of messages on the server, combined size, number of recent // messages and number of unseen messages // in the variables $num, $size, $recent, $unseen $imap->status( $num, $size, $recent, $unseen ); // Get the list of message numbers on the server and their sizes // the returned array is something like: array( 1 => 1500, 2 => 45200 ) // where the key is a message number and the value is the message size $messages = $imap->listMessages(); // Get the list of message unique ids on the server and their sizes // the returned array is something like: array( 1 => '15', 2 => '16' ) // where the key is an message number and the value is the message unique id $messages = $imap->listUniqueIdentifiers(); // Usually you will call one of these fetch functions: // Fetch all messages on the server $set = $imap->fetchAll(); // Fetch one message from the server (here: get the message no. 2) $set = $imap->fetchByMessageNr( 2 ); // Fetch a range of messages from the server (here: get 4 messages starting from message no. 2) $set = $imap->fetchFromOffset( 2, 4 ); // Fetch messages which have a certain flag // See the function description for a list of supported flags $set = $imap->fetchByFlag( "DELETED" ); // Fetch a range of messages sorted by Date // Use this to page through a mailbox // See the function description for a list of criterias and for how to sort ascending or descending $set = $imap->sortFromOffset( 1, 10, "Date" ); // Sort the specified messages by Date // See the function description for a list of criterias and for how to sort ascending or descending $set = $imap->sortMessages( "1,2,3,4,5", "Date" ); // Fetch messages which match the specified criteria. // See the section 6.4.4. of RFC 1730 or 2060 for a list of criterias // (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1730.html) // The following example returns the messages flagged as SEEN and with // 'release' in their Subject $set = $imap->searchMailbox( 'SEEN SUBJECT "release"' ); // Delete a message from the server (message is not physically deleted, but it's // list of flags get the "Deleted" flag. $imap->delete( 1 ); // Use this to permanently delete the messages flagged with "Deleted" $imap->expunge(); // Use this to keep the connection alive $imap->noop(); // Create a new mail parser object $parser = new ezcMailParser(); // Parse the set of messages retrieved from the server earlier $mail = $parser->parseMail( $set ); ?>