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Copy an IMAP Message to Another Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected mailbox to a destination mailbox. The first argument identifies the source message; the second (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false). This example copies a message from the Inbox to another mailbox.

Background: Messages can be identified two ways in IMAP: a sequence number (the message's current 1-based position, which shifts as messages are added or expunged) or a UID (a stable identifier that doesn't change). The bUid flag tells Copy which you're passing. Copying leaves the original in place and places a duplicate in the destination — use MoveMessages to relocate instead of duplicate.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Imap;

// Demonstrates the Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected
// mailbox to a destination mailbox.  The 1st argument identifies the source message; the 2nd
// (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false).

$imap = new Imap();

$imap->Ssl = true;
$imap->Port = 993;

try {
    $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');

    $imap->Login('user@example.com', 'myPassword');

    // Select the source mailbox.
    $imap->SelectMailbox('Inbox');

    // Copy message sequence number 1 to the "Archive2026" mailbox.  bUid = false means the id
    // is a sequence number, not a UID.
    $imap->Copy(1, false, 'Archive2026');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Message copied.\n";

try {
    $imap->Disconnect();
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}