PHP for Beginners : Week 17 – GMail Checker
This week I am going a bit more into e-mail checking :) What I will be doing is connecting to GMail and checking for any new/unread messages
In order to complete these steps, you need to make certain that the IMap libraries are installed with PHP (for instructions on how to do this, go to http://www.php.net/manual/en/imap.setup.php)
Once you have the library installed and ready to go, just follow the code available here and you can view a demo here
All that is done is pretty basic, and for those that know how this can be extended, well, let’s see what you can do with it and post a demo to your solutions in the comments below :)
As always, the commented where it is needed, and if you have questions let me know
About the author:
From PHP to Fortran, from SQL to Data-warehousing, John has been developing in various languages and platforms for the past decade. Like he always says, if a user can dream it, it can be coded. Applying the latest in frameworks and by using a agile web development approach, he is always ready for the next challenge.
From PHP to Fortran, from SQL to Data-warehousing, John has been developing in various languages and platforms for the past decade. Like he always says, if a user can dream it, it can be coded. Applying the latest in frameworks and by using a agile web development approach, he is always ready for the next challenge.
