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mkardakov/mail-reader
=====================

PHP Library to read data from email inboxes using IMAP protocol

v0.2(8y ago)0226MITPHP >=5.5

Since Nov 18Compare

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PHP Mail Reader Component
=========================

[](#php-mail-reader-component)

The Mail reader reads your email inbox and allow user to iterate over letters collection

Supported email protocols:

- [IMAP](http://php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php)

Examples:
---------

[](#examples)

```
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

// Setup necessary connection params
$config = new \Mails\Imap\Config();
$config->setHost('imap.gmail.com')
    ->setPort(993)
    ->setSsl(true)
    ->setUser('user@gmail.com')
    ->setPass('password');

// instantiate mailer service
$mailer = (new \Mails\MailKit())->create($config);

// Create filter for inbox letters
$criteria = new \Mails\Search\SearchCriteria();
$criteria->setFrom('online@hotmail.com')->setBody('Hi, ');
// Create sort rule
// Sort Params must be valid constants from imap extension
//http://php.net/manual/ru/function.imap-sort.php#refsect1-function.imap-sort-parameters
 $sort = new \Mails\Sort\Sorter();
 $sort->setDirection(\Mails\Sort\Sorter::ASC)->setSortParam(SORTARRIVAL);
// Get \Generator
$emails = $mailer->getInbox($criteria, $sort);
foreach ($emails as $mail) {
    echo $letter->getHeaders()->getSubject();
    echo $letter->getBody()->getHTML();
}
```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 30% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~20 days

Total

3

Last Release

3152d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17139095?v=4)[Michael Kardakov](/maintainers/mkardakov)[@mkardakov](https://github.com/mkardakov)

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