Accessing email content using NetPop3

NetPop3 is a class to allow access to POP3 servers. It supports all POP3 commands including UIDL listings and APOP authentication.

Download the package first at http://pear.php.net/package/Net_POP3/download

Create a php file and include the NetPop3 at the beginning of the file

include 'POP3.php';

Connect and login using connect() and login(). Enter the host, email and password.

$pop3->connect( mail.host.com , "110" );
$pop3->login( email , password, 'USER' ) )

You can set an error prompt to determine if you can access your specified email account.

if(PEAR::isError( $ret= $pop3->connect( mail.host.com , "110"  ) ) )
{
	die("Cannot connect to your account");
}

if(PEAR::isError( $ret = $pop3->login( email , password, 'USER' ) ) )
{
	die("Cannot login to your account");
}

To get the email body, use $pop3->getBody( email_number ). Since we use 1, the script will get the first email content. To get all the email content, use for loop.

htmlspecialchars($pop3->getBody(1))

There are other functions that are available. These are:

• getParsedHeaders( email_number ) – get structured headers of message
• numMsg() – get number of messages in maildrop
• getMsg() – get entire message
• getListing() – get listing details of the maildrop
• getSize() – get size of maildrop