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[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) 4. / 5. nand2/php-imap ActiveLibrary[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) nand2/php-imap ============== Manage mailboxes, filter/get/delete emails in PHP (supports IMAP/POP3/NNTP) 3.0.7(7y ago)053MITPHPPHP >=5.5 Since Apr 20Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/nand2/php-imap)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nand2/php-imap)[ Docs](https://github.com/nand2/php-imap)[ RSS](/packages/nand2-php-imap/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago READMEChangelog (1)DependenciesVersions (27)Used By (0) PHP IMAP ======== [](#php-imap) [![Author](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f18fdab5c2556c2a0d2b9a31b5dd50f9fa32ff758343d74601b0a744cd12c6db/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f617574686f722d4062617262757368696e2d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbushin)[![GitHub release](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9786a6c407d2fd3ac27d2a58a9f103cf986fb8a6704ef46d2108b64a9d7853b1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f62617262757368696e2f7068702d696d61702e7376673f6d61784167653d3836343030267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/php-imap/php-imap)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE)[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1e618d085297a77d76366549f657899f4a518c5849e5b79c9877189927035467/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7068702d696d61702f7068702d696d61702e7376673f6d61784167653d3836343030267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/php-imap/php-imap) ### Features [](#features) - Connect to mailbox by POP3/IMAP/NNTP, using [PHP IMAP extension](http://php.net/manual/book.imap.php) - Get emails with attachments and inline images - Get emails filtered or sorted by custom criteria - Mark emails as seen/unseen - Delete emails - Manage mailbox folders ### Requirements [](#requirements) - IMAP extension must be present; so make sure this line is active in your php.ini: `extension=php_imap.dll` ### Installation by Composer [](#installation-by-composer) ``` $ composer require php-imap/php-imap ``` ### Integration with frameworks [](#integration-with-frameworks) - Symfony - ### Usage example [](#usage-example) ``` // 4. argument is the directory into which attachments are to be saved: $mailbox = new PhpImap\Mailbox('{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX', 'some@gmail.com', '*********', __DIR__); // Read all messaged into an array: $mailsIds = $mailbox->searchMailbox('ALL'); if(!$mailsIds) { die('Mailbox is empty'); } // Get the first message and save its attachment(s) to disk: $mail = $mailbox->getMail($mailsIds[0]); print_r($mail); echo "\n\nAttachments:\n"; print_r($mail->getAttachments()); ``` ### Recommended [](#recommended) - Google Chrome extension [PHP Console](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/php-console/nfhmhhlpfleoednkpnnnkolmclajemef) - Google Chrome extension [JavaScript Errors Notifier](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/javascript-errors-notifie/jafmfknfnkoekkdocjiaipcnmkklaajd) ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community18 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity68 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 68.6% 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. 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