PHP 7.0.6 Released

imap_num_msg

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

imap_num_msg — Gets the number of messages in the current mailbox

Description

int imap_num_msg ( resource $imap_stream )

Gets the number of messages in the current mailbox.

Parameters

imap_stream: An IMAP stream returned by imap_open().

Return Values

Return the number of messages in the current mailbox, as an integer.

See Also

imap_num_recent() - Gets the number of recent messages in current mailbox
imap_status() - Returns status information on a mailbox

User Contributed Notes

comlampe at aol dot com

12 years ago


While imap_status sets "read"-Flag when used, imap_num_msg does not touch any flag.