Retrieve POP3 emails
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Retrieve, delete, view count of pop3 email.
Please download the pop3 class file here first:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/10/24/314941/pop3.class.inc
Many uses!!!!
Please download the pop3 class file here first:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/10/24/314941/pop3.class.inc
Many uses!!!!
require ('pop3.class.inc');
$pop3 = new POP3;
//CONFIGURATION
$mail_server="YOUR_POP3_EMAIL_SERVER";
$username="USERNAME";
$pwd="PASSWORD";
// Connect to mail server
$do = $pop3->connect ($mail_server);
if ($do == false) {
die($pop3->error);
}
// Login to your inbox
$do = $pop3->login ($username, $pwd);
if ($do == false) {
die($pop3->error);
}
// Get office status
$status = $pop3->get_office_status();
if ($status == false) {
die($pop3->error);
}
$count = $status['count_mails'];
if ($count == '0') {
echo 'There are no new e-mails';
}
for ($i = 1; $i <= $count; $i++) {
$email = $pop3->get_mail($i);
if ($email == false) {
echo $pop3->error;
continue;
}
$email = parse_email ($email);
/* HERE ARE THE GOODIES */
echo "MAIL#$i:<br>";
echo $subject=$email['headers']['Subject']."<br>";
echo $email["message"];
//pop3->delete_mail($i) //delete this email, yes.. it will delete your emails
/* GOODIES END */
}
$pop3->close();
function parse_email ($email) {
// Split header and message
$header = array();
$message = array();
$is_header = true;
foreach ($email as $line) {
if ($line == '<HEADER> ' . "\r\n") continue;
if ($line == '<MESSAGE> ' . "\r\n") continue;
if ($line == '</MESSAGE> ' . "\r\n") continue;
if ($line == '</HEADER> ' . "\r\n") { $is_header = false; continue; }
if ($is_header == true) {
$header[] = $line;
} else {
$message[] = $line;
}
}
// Parse headers
$headers = array();
foreach ($header as $line) {
$colon_pos = strpos($line, ':');
$space_pos = strpos($line, ' ');
if ($colon_pos === false OR $space_pos < $colon_pos) {
// attach to previous
$previous .= "\r\n" . $line;
continue;
}
// Get key
$key = substr($line, 0, $colon_pos);
// Get value
$value = substr($line, $colon_pos+2);
$headers[$key] = $value;
$previous =& $headers[$key];
}
// Parse message
$message = implode('', $message);
// Return array
$email = array();
$email['message'] = $message;
$email['headers'] = $headers;
return $email;
}






if i want to connect to a mail on hotmail.com, what is the server_name should be?
and is there any port needed?
please help me
thanks