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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. johnnymast/mailreader ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) johnnymast/mailreader ===================== Get your email messages from mailserver v1.2.1(9y ago)1261MITPHPPHP >=5.6CI failing Since Jan 22Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/johnnymast/mailreader)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/johnnymast/mailreader)[ RSS](/packages/johnnymast-mailreader/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (1)Versions (7)Used By (0) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9900e812e08279fabd52f74d2e7907949fd646f79f1b45d1834190154428d383/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6a6f686e6e796d6173742f6d61696c7265616465722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/johnnymast/mailreader)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e18c7c784922ab99f021d23a876034d2bc7a68a632d1cfca9e720f634562278c/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f6a6f686e6e796d6173742f6d61696c7265616465722f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/johnnymast/mailreader/?branch=master) MailReader ========== [](#mailreader) MailReader allows you to perform basic mail tasks like listing/moving and deleting mail on your mailserver. The following operations are supported out of the box. - List/Delete/Move mail - List/Create/Delete mailboxes (folders) For some basic examples checkout the demos folder in this repository. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) The following versions of PHP are supported by this version. - PHP 5.6 - PHP 7.0 - PHP 7.1 - HHVM - Php\_imap (core php extension) Simple to use ------------- [](#simple-to-use) List email in your inbox. ``` use JM\MailReader\MailReader; try { $reader = new MailReader(); $reader->connect([ 'server' => 'foobar.com', 'username' => 'foo@bar.com', 'password' => 'bar' ]); /** * Note: Uncomment the following line if * you wish to read a mailbox (folder) */ //$reader->setMailbox('Sent'); // messages will now contain the emails you received $messages = $reader->readMailbox(); if (is_array($messages) && count($messages) > 0) { foreach($messages as $email) { $header = $email['header']; // Assuming CLI here print $header->Subject."\n"; } } } catch (\Exception $e) { print $e->getMessage(); } ``` Find email sent to "" and display them (handy if you have a catch all mailbox). ``` use JM\MailReader\MailReader; try { $reader = new MailReader(); $reader->connect([ 'server' => 'foobar.com', 'username' => 'foo@bar.com', 'password' => 'bar' ]); /** * Note: Uncomment the following line if * you wish to read a mailbox (folder) */ //$reader->setMailbox('Sent'); // messages will now contain the emails you received $messages = $reader->readMailbox(); if (is_array($messages) && count($messages) > 0) { foreach($messages as $email) { $header = $email['header']; // Assuming CLI here print $header->Subject."\n"; } } } catch (\Exception $e) { print $e->getMessage(); } ``` Filter unread email for and move it to folder "Never seen mailbox". This mailbox (folder) will be created it it does not exist yet. ``` use JM\MailReader\MailReader; /** * Note: port is an additional option to set. * This option is not required. */ $reader->connect([ 'server' => 'foobar.com', 'username' => 'foo@bar.com', 'password' => 'bar' ]); $mailbox = 'Unread'; $targetEmailAddress = 'foo@bar.com'; // Create the mailbox (folder) if it does not already exist. if ($reader->mailboxExists($mailbox) == false) { $reader->createMailbox($mailbox); $reader->subscribeMailbox($mailbox); } $messages = $reader->filterUnReadMessagesTo($targetEmailAddress); if (is_array($messages) && count($messages) > 0) { foreach($messages as $message) { $reader->moveMessage($message['index'], $mailbox); } } // Switch to mailbox (folder) $mailbox $reader->setMailbox('unseen'); // Retrieve the messages in mailbox (folder) $mailbox $reader->setMailbox($mailbox); $messages = $reader->readMailbox(); ``` Author ------ [](#author) This package is created and maintained by [Johnny Mast](https://github.com/johnnymast). License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2017 Johnny Mast Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 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