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galata90/php-mail-bounce-handler
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PHP class to help webmasters handle bounce-back, feedback loop and ARF mails in standard DSN (Delivery Status Notification, RFC-1894).

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php-mail-bounce-handler
=======================

[](#php-mail-bounce-handler)

PHP class to help webmasters handle bounce-back, feedback loop and ARF mails in standard DSN (Delivery Status Notification, RFC-1894). It checks your IMAP inbox or eml files and delete or move all bounced emails. If a bounce is malformed, it tries to extract some useful information to parse status.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 5.3.2
- Enable the [php\_imap](http://php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php) extension if you want to use the IMAP open mode.

Installation with Composer
--------------------------

[](#installation-with-composer)

```
composer require galata90/php-mail-bounce-handler
```

And download the code:

```
composer install # or update
```

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

See `tests/test.php` file sample to help you.
You can use the eml files in the `tests/emls` folder for testing.

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

**openImapLocal** - Open a IMAP mail box in local file system.
**openImapRemote** - Open a remote IMAP mail box.
**openEmlFolder** - Open a folder containing eml files on your system.

**processMails** - Process the messages in a mailbox or a folder.

**getStatusCodeExplanations** -Get explanations from DSN status code via the RFC 1893.

**isMailboxOpenMode** - Check if open mode is mailbox.
**isFileOpenMode** - Check if open mode is file.
**isNeutralProcessMode** - Check if process mode is neutral mode.
**isMoveProcessMode** - Check if process mode is move mode.
**isDeleteProcessMode** - Check if process mode is delete mode.
**getProcessMode** - The method to process bounces.
**setNeutralProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces to neutral. (default)
**setMoveProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces to move.
**setDeleteProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces to delete.
**setProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces.
**getMailboxService** - Mailbox service.
**setImapMailboxService** - Set the mailbox service to IMAP. (default)
**setMailboxService** - Set the mailbox service.
**getMailboxHost** - Mailbox host server.
**setMailboxHost** - Set the mailbox host server. (default localhost)
**getMailboxUsername** - The username of mailbox.
**setMailboxUsername** - Set the username of mailbox.
**setMailboxPassword** - Set the password needed to access mailbox.
**getMailboxPort** - The mailbox server port number.
**setMailboxPortPop3** - Set the mailbox server port number to POP3 (110).
**setMailboxPortPop3TlsSsl** - Set the mailbox server port number to POP3 TLS/SSL (995).
**setMailboxPortImap** - Set the mailbox server port number to IMAP (143). (default)
**setMailboxPortImapTlsSsl** - Set the mailbox server port number to IMAP TLS/SSL (995).
**setMailboxPort** - Set the mailbox server port number.
**getMailboxSecurity** - The mailbox security option.
**setMailboxSecurity** - Set the mailbox security option. (default const MAILBOX\_SECURITY\_NOTLS)
**getMailboxCert** - Certificate validation.
**setMailboxCertValidate** - Set the certificate validation to VALIDATE.
**setMailboxCertNoValidate** - Set the certificate validation to NOVALIDATE. (default)
**setMailboxCert** - Set the certificate validation.
**getMailboxName** - Mailbox name.
**setMailboxName** - Set the mailbox name, other choices are (Tasks, Spam, Replies, etc...). (default INBOX)
**getMailboxHandler** - The resource handler for the opened mailbox (POP3/IMAP/NNTP/etc...).
**getMaxMessages** - Maximum limit messages processed in one batch.
**setMaxMessages** - Set the maximum limit messages processed in one batch (0 for unlimited).
**isPurge** - Check if purge unknown messages.
**setPurge** - Set the mailbox server port number.
**getError** - The last error message.

License
-------

[](#license)

LGPL. See `LICENSE` for more details.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 55.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~128 days

Total

4

Last Release

3491d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1961676?v=4)[Galata Alexandr](/maintainers/galata90)[@galata90](https://github.com/galata90)

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Top Contributors

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