nsbucky/pop3

A simple class to read pop3 mailboxes

dev-master 2014-03-04 18:05 UTC

Requires

• php: >=5.3.0

MIT

• Kenrick Buchanan

• mail
• pop3

README

This class aims to be a simple way to read a POP3 mailbox.

Most of this code was pulled from the set of functions found in this php.net comment: http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php#96414

Required setup

In the require key of composer.json file add the following

"nsbucky/pop3": "dev-master"

Example

$pop3 = new \Pop3\Connection($host, $user, $password);

try {

    $messages = $pop3->listMessages();

    // each message will be instance of Pop3\Message
    foreach( $messages as $messageNumber => $message ) {
        echo "<pre>" . print_r( get_object_vars($message), true) . "</pre>";

        /*
        prints an array that looks something like this:
        Array
        (
            [subject] => sample message
            [from] => Your Mom <[e-mail]>
            [to] => [e-mail]
            [date] => Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:01:51 -0700
            [message_id] => <CABieW=+W2Xvb6M+mkpDn8JU-R_6c0jkJAe3==[e-mail]
        ail.com>
            [size] => 2500
            [uid] => 1
            [msgno] => 1
            [recent] => 1
            [flagged] => 0
            [answered] => 0
            [deleted] => 0
            [seen] => 0
            [draft] => 0
            [udate] => 1348156911
        )
        */

        // fetch body of message
        $body = $message->fetchBody();
    }

} catch( \RuntimeException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(); // will say it can't connect to $mailbox
}