PHP: imap_reopen function - Reopen IMAP stream to new mailbox

Description

bool imap_reopen ( resource $imap_stream , string $mailbox [, int $options [, int $n_retries ]] )

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

Parameters

imap_stream

An IMAP stream returned by imap_open().

mailbox

The mailbox name, see imap_open() for more information

options

The options 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())

n_retries

Number of maximum connect attempts

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

ChangeLog

Version	Description
5.2.0	`n_retries` added

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()));
// ..
?>