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rsemenyshyn/php-imap-client
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Php imap client

2.0.x-dev(9y ago)028MITPHPPHP &gt;=5.6

Since Apr 15Pushed 5y agoCompare

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Welcome to php-imap-client
==========================

[](#welcome-to-php-imap-client)

[![Travis button](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/33d47d51103604ab3b14878a753280249b687a85b3bdc0315fb0208e85a98615/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f5353696c656e63652f7068702d696d61702d636c69656e742e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/SSilence/php-imap-client)[![StyleCI button](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8b8e866292d73a9fd8705e0a5af25429ca67811a85aac7f5f321a3329a1c4744/68747470733a2f2f7374796c6563692e696f2f7265706f732f31353437393035372f736869656c643f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://styleci.io/repos/15479057)

Hello! This is php-imap-client. This is a simple and easy to use class for connecting to imap servers and working with the emails inside. Our well-known features are:

- simple interface
- Get emails and folders
- Move, delete, count emails
- Rename, delete and
- Get attachments
- Many more

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

php-imap-client is heavily documented. The docs can be accessed [here](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/index.html).

#### Getting started

[](#getting-started)

If you would like help getting started, we have a guide [here](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/gettingstarted.html).

#### Connecting

[](#connecting)

If you need help setting up connections. Read [our connecting guide](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/connecting.html).

#### Error database

[](#error-database)

Have an error? Read up on our error [database](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/errordb.html) to see what is going wrong.

#### Installing

[](#installing)

Need help installing our library? Check out our install [guide](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/installing.html).

#### Methods

[](#methods)

Want a full list of methods? Check it out [right here](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/methods.html).

#### Usage

[](#usage)

Using this library is not hard. Why not read [our usage guide](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/usage.html).

#### Examples

[](#examples)

Need a nice little pointer? Check out our examples [here](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/examples.html).

#### Incoming messages

[](#incoming-messages)

Any message in the inbox is called an incoming message 'round these parts. Read up on them [here](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/incomingmessage.html).

#### Contributing

[](#contributing)

If you would like to be a lamb and help us out check out [our contributing guide](http://ssilence.github.io/php-imap-client/contributing.html).

Copyright info
--------------

[](#copyright-info)

Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Tobias Zeising,

Licensed under the MIT license

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3315d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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