Get Unread Gmail Messages in PHP

[smarcus3]

I am trying to run this but it wont work. I get the following error. Warning: imap_open() [function.imap-open]: Couldn't open stream {imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert/norsh}Inbox in /home/u984345410/public_html/default.php

 

Here is a snipit of the code

 

function CountUnreadMails($login, $passwd) {
      $mbox = imap_open("{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert/norsh}Inbox", $login, $passwd, OP_READONLY);
      $count = 0;
      if (!$mbox) {
           echo "Error";
      } else {
           $headers = imap_headers($mbox);
           foreach ($headers as $mail) {
                $flags = substr($mail, 0, 4);
                $isunr = (strpos($flags, "U") !== false);
                if ($isunr)
                $count++;
           }
      }

imap_close($mbox);
return $count;
}

[TimeBomb]

I've seen scenarios where the string:

"{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert/norsh}Inbox"

doesn't work, but:

"{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert}INBOX"

works. Perhaps this may be your issue?

[smarcus3]

thanks but that didn't work.

 

Still gives this error

 

Warning: imap_open() [function.imap-open]: Couldn't open stream {imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert}INBOX in /home/u984345410/public_html/default.php on line 41

[smarcus3]

I think it was due to the host I was using. Know of a host that allows the use of IMAP_OPEN????

[smarcus3]

oh yeah a free host.

[trq]

Ive said it before, but there is no such thing as a good free host. Anyway, we are not brining up this same subject again in another thread. See http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=117475.0