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imap_savebody

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imap_savebodySave a specific body section to a file

Description

imap_savebody(
    IMAP\Connection $imap,
    resource|string|int $file,
    int $message_num,
    string $section = "",
    int $flags = 0
): bool

Saves a part or the whole body of the specified message.

Parameters

imap

An IMAP\Connection instance.

file

The path to the saved file as a string, or a valid file descriptor returned by fopen().

message_num

The message number

section

The part number. It is a string of integers delimited by period which index into a body part list as per the IMAP4 specification

flags

A bitmask with one or more of the following:

  • FT_UID - The message_num is a UID
  • FT_PEEK - Do not set the \Seen flag if not already set
  • FT_INTERNAL - The return string is in internal format, will not canonicalize to CRLF.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

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

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anon
12 years ago
By using imap_fetchbody() you may run in trouble by using too much memory. Using imap_savebody() may prevent this.

But the content will be encoded, in other words it is useless. Adding a filter can help here.

<?php
$whandle
= fopen('./incomming/tmp.tif','w');

stream_filter_append($whandle,
'convert.base64-decode',STREAM_FILTER_WRITE);

imap_savebody ($mbox, $whandle, $i, $partcounter++);

fclose($whandle);
?>

NOTE: To find the proper filter you need to check the encoding given by the structure of the body.
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