imap_delete

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Mark a message for deletion from current mailbox

bool imap_delete ( resource $imap_stream, int $msg_number [, int $options = 0 ] )

Marks messages listed in msg_number for deletion. Messages marked for deletion will stay in the mailbox until either imap_expunge() is called or imap_close() is called with the optional parameter CL_EXPUNGE.

Parameters:

imap_stream

An IMAP stream returned by imap_open().

msg_number

The message number

options

You can set the FT_UID which tells the function to treat the msg_number argument as an UID.

Returns:

Returns TRUE.

Notes:

IMAP mailboxes may not have their message flags saved between connections, so imap_expunge() should be called during the same connection in order to guarantee that messages marked for deletion will actually be purged.

Examples:

imap_delete() example

<?php
 
$mbox = imap_open("{imap.example.org}INBOX", "username", "password")
    or die("Can't connect: " . imap_last_error());
 
$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);
echo "Messages before delete: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";
 
imap_delete($mbox, 1);
 
$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);
echo "Messages after  delete: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";
 
imap_expunge($mbox);
 
$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);
echo "Messages after expunge: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";
 
imap_close($mbox);
?>