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Name

imap_check — Check the current mailbox

Synopsis

object imap_check(connection); int connection: IMAP connection ID

Returns

Mailbox information; FALSE on error

Description

Returns an array containing useful information about the IMAP mailbox. The function returns FALSE if there are no new messages. The object properties returned are:

`Date`	Last change of mailbox contents
`Driver`	Protocol used to access the mailbox
`Mailbox`	Mailbox name
`Nmsgs`	Number of messages in the mailbox
`Recent`	Nuimber of recent messages in the mailbox

Version

Since versions 3.0 and 4.0

Example

Example 596. Get number of messages in mailbox

<?php
$imap = imap_open("{localhost}INBOX","graeme","inferno");

$info = imap_check($imap);
echo "Number of messages: ", $info->Nmsgs;

imap_close($imap);
?>

Output:
Number of messages: 6

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