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imap_fetch_overview

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

imap_fetch_overviewRead an overview of the information in the headers of the given message

Description

array imap_fetch_overview ( resource $imap_stream , string $sequence [, int $options = 0 ] )

This function fetches mail headers for the given sequence and returns an overview of their contents.

Parameters

imap_stream

An IMAP stream returned by imap_open().

sequence

A message sequence description. You can enumerate desired messages with the X,Y syntax, or retrieve all messages within an interval with the X:Y syntax

options

sequence will contain a sequence of message indices or UIDs, if this parameter is set to FT_UID.

Return Values

Returns an array of objects describing one message header each. The object will only define a property if it exists. The possible properties are:

Examples

Example #1 imap_fetch_overview() example

<?php
$mbox 
imap_open("{imap.example.org:143}INBOX""username""password")
     or die(
"can't connect: " imap_last_error());

$MC imap_check($mbox);

// Fetch an overview for all messages in INBOX
$result imap_fetch_overview($mbox,"1:{$MC->Nmsgs}",0);
foreach (
$result as $overview) {
    echo 
"#{$overview->msgno} ({$overview->date}) - From: {$overview->from}
    
{$overview->subject}\n";
}
imap_close($mbox);
?>

See Also


IMAP Functions
PHP Manual