Delete All IMAP Email

Demonstrates two ways to delete all email in a mailbox on an IMAP server.

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<?php


$imap = new COM("Chilkat.Imap");

//  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
$success = $imap->UnlockComponent('Anything for 30-day trial');
if ($success != true) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Turn on session logging:
$imap->KeepSessionLog = true;

//  Connect to an IMAP server.
$success = $imap->Connect('mail.chilkatsoft.com');
if ($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 = $imap->SelectMailbox('Inbox.RubyMail');
if ($success != true) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Get the complete set of Uids for email in the selected mailbox.
$messageSet = $imap->GetAllUids();
if (is_null($messageSet)) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Set the Deleted flag for each message.
//  (ExpungeAndClose must be called to finalize the delete.)
$success = $imap->SetFlags($messageSet,'Deleted',1);
if ($success != true) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Alternatively, the Deleted flag may be set for each UID
//  individiually, but this is less efficient:

$n = $messageSet->Count;
for ($i = 0; $i <= $n - 1; $i++) {
    $success = $imap->SetFlag($messageSet->GetId($i),$messageSet->HasUids,'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;
}

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

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


?>