require_once "Imap.php"; $mailbox = 'my.imapserver.com'; $username = '******'; $password = '******'; $encryption = 'tls'; // or ssl or '' // open connection $imap = new Imap($mailbox, $username, $password, $encryption); // stop on error if ($imap->isConnected() === false) { die($imap->getError()); } // get all folders as array of strings $folders = $imap->getFolders(); foreach ($folders as $folder) { echo $folder; } // select folder Inbox $imap->selectFolder('INBOX'); // count messages in current folder $overallMessages = $imap->countMessages(); $unreadMessages = $imap->countUnreadMessages(); // fetch all messages in the current folder $emails = $imap->getMessages(); var_dump($emails); // add new folder for archive $imap->addFolder('archive'); // move the first email to archive $imap->moveMessage($emails[0]['id'], 'archive'); // delete second message $imap->deleteMessage($emails[1]['id']);