(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
imap_append — Append a string message to a specified mailbox
imap_append ( resource $imap_stream , string $mailbox , string $message [, string $options = null [, string $internal_date = null ]] ) : bool
Appends a string message to the specified mailbox.
imap_stream
An IMAP stream returned by imap_open().
mailbox
The mailbox name, see imap_open() for more information
Passing untrusted data to this parameter is insecure, unless imap.enable_insecure_rsh is disabled.
message
The message to be append, as a string
When talking to the Cyrus IMAP server, you must use "\r\n" as your end-of-line terminator instead of "\n" or the operation will fail
options
If provided, the options will also be written to the mailbox
internal_date
If this parameter is set, it will set the INTERNALDATE on the appended message. The parameter should be a date string that conforms to the rfc2060 specifications for a date_time value.
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Example #1 imap_append() example
<?php
$stream = imap_open("{imap.example.org}INBOX.Drafts", "username", "password");
$check = imap_check($stream);
echo "Msg Count before append: ". $check->Nmsgs . "\n";
imap_append($stream, "{imap.example.org}INBOX.Drafts"
, "From: [email protected]\r\n"
. "To: [email protected]\r\n"
. "Subject: test\r\n"
. "\r\n"
. "this is a test message, please ignore\r\n"
);
$check = imap_check($stream);
echo "Msg Count after append : ". $check->Nmsgs . "\n";
imap_close($stream);
?>
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