imap_deletemailbox
Name
imap_deletemailbox — Deletes a mailbox from the
server
Synopsis
int imap_deletemailbox
(connection, mailbox);
int connection: IMAP
connection ID
string mailbox: Mailbox
name
Returns
TRUE on sucess or FALSE on error
Description
Deletes a mailbox of the specified name from the server.
Version
From versions 3.0 and 4.0
See also
See also: imap_createmailbox, imap_renamemailbox
Example
Example 599. Delete
mailbox
<?php
$imap = imap_open("{localhost}INBOX","graeme","inferno");
$mailbox = "test_mailbox";
if (!imap_createmailbox($imap,"{localhost}$mailbox")) {
echo "Unable to create new mailbox!\n";
echo imap_last_error();
}
// relist the mailboxs to show it's there
$boxes = imap_listmailbox($imap, "{localhost}", "test*");
echo "<b>Mailboxes:</b><BR>\n";
for ($i=0; $i<count($boxes); $i++) {
echo "Mailbox: $boxes[$i]<BR>\n";
}
// now delete it
if (!imap_deletemailbox($imap,"{localhost}$mailbox")) {
echo "Unable to delete mailbox!\n";
echo imap_last_error();
}
// now relist to prove a point
$boxes = imap_listmailbox($imap, "{localhost}", "test*");
echo "<b>Mailboxes:</b><BR>\n";
for ($i=0; $i<count($boxes); $i++) {
echo "Mailbox: $boxes[$i]<BR>\n";
}
imap_close($imap);
?>
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