PHP Extension

IMAP Copy Email from Selected Folder to Another Folder

Copies an email from the selected mailbox (folder) to another mailbox (folder). PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// This example copies an email from one mailbox to another.
$imap = new CkImap();

// Turn on session logging for debugging.
$imap->put_KeepSessionLog(true);

// Connect using TLS.
$imap->put_Ssl(true);
$imap->put_Port(993);
$success = $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Authenticate
$success = $imap->Login('email_account_login','email_account_password');
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Select an IMAP mailbox
$success = $imap->SelectMailbox('Inbox');
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Search for messages having "Test email" in the subject.
$fetchUids = true;
$criteria = 'SUBJECT \'Test email\'';
$messageSet = new CkMessageSet();
$success = $imap->QueryMbx($criteria,$fetchUids,$messageSet);
if ($success == false) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Assuming we have 1 or more messages in the set, copy the 1st one to the folder "Inbox.testFolder"
if ($messageSet->get_Count() > 0) {
    $success = $imap->Copy($messageSet->GetId(0),$messageSet->get_HasUids(),'Inbox/testFolder');
    if ($success != true) {
        print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    }

}

print $imap->sessionLog() . "\n";

print 'OK' . "\n";

// Sample sessiong log:

// ----INFO----
// Connecting to IMAP server at outlook.office365.com:993
// ----IMAP RESPONSE----
// * OK The Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 service is ready. [QgBMADAAUABSADAAMQAwADIAQwBBADAAMAA3ADAALgBwAHIAbwBkAC4AZQB4AGMAaABhAG4AZwBlAGwAYQBiAHMALgBjAG8AbQA=]
// ----IMAP REQUEST----
// aaab LOGIN "chilkat@live.com"
// ----IMAP RESPONSE----
// aaab OK LOGIN completed.
// ----IMAP REQUEST----
// aaac SELECT "Inbox"
// ----IMAP RESPONSE----
// * 28 EXISTS
// * 0 RECENT
// * FLAGS (\Seen \Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Draft $MDNSent)
// * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Seen \Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Draft $MDNSent)] Permanent flags
// * OK [UNSEEN 23] Is the first unseen message
// * OK [UIDVALIDITY 14] UIDVALIDITY value
// * OK [UIDNEXT 6416] The next unique identifier value
// aaac OK [READ-WRITE] SELECT completed.
// ----IMAP REQUEST----
// aaad UID SEARCH SUBJECT "Test email"
// ----IMAP RESPONSE----
// * SEARCH 6414
// aaad OK SEARCH completed.
// ----IMAP REQUEST----
// aaae UID COPY 6414 "Inbox/testFolder"
// ----IMAP RESPONSE----
// aaae OK [COPYUID 180 6414 1] COPY completed.
// 
// OK

?>