imap_reopen

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imap_reopen — Reopen IMAP stream to new mailbox

Description

imap_reopen(
    IMAP\Connection $imap,
    string $mailbox,
    int $flags = 0,
    int $retries = 0
): bool

Reopens the specified stream to a new mailbox on an IMAP or NNTP server.

Parameters

imap

An IMAP\Connection instance.

mailbox

The mailbox name, see imap_open() for more information

Warning

Passing untrusted data to this parameter is insecure, unless imap.enable_insecure_rsh is disabled.

flags

The flags are a bit mask with one or more of the following:

OP_READONLY - Open mailbox read-only
OP_ANONYMOUS - Don't use or update a .newsrc for news (NNTP only)
OP_HALFOPEN - For IMAP and NNTP names, open a connection but don't open a mailbox.
OP_EXPUNGE - Silently expunge recycle stream
CL_EXPUNGE - Expunge mailbox automatically upon mailbox close (see also imap_delete() and imap_expunge())

retries

Number of maximum connect attempts

Return Values

Returns true if the stream is reopened, false otherwise.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.1.0	The `imap` parameter expects an IMAP\Connection instance now; previously, a valid `imap` resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 imap_reopen() example

<?php
$mbox = imap_open("{imap.example.org:143}INBOX", "username", "password") or die(implode(", ", imap_errors()));
// ...
imap_reopen($mbox, "{imap.example.org:143}INBOX.Sent") or die(implode(", ", imap_errors()));
// ..
?>

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