Secure IMAP over TLS/SSL

To communicate with an IMAP server over TLS/SSL, simply set the Ssl and Port properties. The remainder of your code is the same as with non-SSL.

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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;
}

//  To use a secure TLS/SSL connection, set the Ssl property and the port:
$imap->Ssl = true;
//  The typical port for IMAP SSL is 993
$imap->Port = 993;

//  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 = $imap->SelectMailbox('Inbox');
if ($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 Chilkat.MessageSet
$messageSet = $imap->Search('ALL',$fetchUids);
if (is_null($messageSet)) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:

// bundle is a Chilkat.EmailBundle2
$bundle = $imap->FetchBundle($messageSet);
if (is_null($bundle)) {

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

//  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.

for ($i = 0; $i <= $bundle->MessageCount - 1; $i++) {

    // email is a Chilkat.Email
    $email = $bundle->GetEmail($i);
    print $email->from() . "\n";
    print $email->subject() . "\n";
    print '--' . "\n";

}

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


?>