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sergey144010/php-imap-client
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Php imap client

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PHP Imap Client
===============

[](#php-imap-client)

This PHP IMAP Client is a simple and powerfull class for IMAP Email access. It is based on the [PHP IMAP extension](http://php.net/imap) and offers a simple interface for handling emails.

#### Features

[](#features)

- Simple interface
- Get emails and folders
- Move, delete, count emails
- Rename, delete and add folders
- Get and save attachments

#### Install

[](#install)

Read [our install guide](docs/guide-en/Install.md)

#### How to use

[](#how-to-use)

Read [our usage guide](docs/guide-en/Usage.md)

#### Examples

[](#examples)

Read [our examples guide](docs/guide-en/Examples.md)

#### Methods

[](#methods)

Explanations to some methods, see [Methods](docs/guide-en/Methods.md)

#### Feedback and Contributing

[](#feedback-and-contributing)

Please read our [new contributor guide](docs/guide-en/Contributing.md)!

### Thanks

[](#thanks)

This is taken as a basis, but it is substantially revised and supplemented.

#### License

[](#license)

Copyright (C) 2017 Sergey144010

Licensed under the GNU public license

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 53.5% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2677d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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