PHP Extension

Explicitly Begin a POP3 Session

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property settings. Calling it is optional. This example begins a session, performs a mailbox operation, and ends the session.

Background: Pop3BeginSession combines connecting and authenticating into one call. Chilkat does this automatically when a mailbox operation needs it, so the value of calling it explicitly is control: you open one session, perform several operations against it, and close it with Pop3EndSession — avoiding repeated connect/authenticate round trips and keeping deletion marks within a single, well-defined session.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

//  Demonstrates the MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session
//  by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property
//  settings.

$mailman = new CkMailMan();

//  Configure the POP3 server connection.
$mailman->put_MailHost('pop.example.com');
$mailman->put_MailPort(995);
$mailman->put_PopSsl(true);
$mailman->put_PopUsername('user@example.com');
$mailman->put_PopPassword('myPassword');

//  Explicitly begin the POP3 session (connect + authenticate).

$success = $mailman->Pop3BeginSession();
if ($success == false) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Perform one or more mailbox operations within this single session.
print 'Mailbox count: ' . $mailman->GetMailboxCount() . "\n";

//  End the session when finished.
$success = $mailman->Pop3EndSession();
if ($success == false) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'POP3 session completed.' . "\n";

?>