How can PHP be used to save email attachments locally for viewing or further processing?

To save email attachments locally for viewing or further processing using PHP, you can use a library like PHPMailer to retrieve the attachments from the email and save them to a specified directory on your server. You can then access these saved attachments for viewing or processing as needed. 

// Include PHPMailer library
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;

// Create a new PHPMailer instance
$mail = new PHPMailer();

// Retrieve attachments from the email
foreach ($mail->getAttachments() as $attachment) {
    // Save the attachment to a specified directory
    $attachment->saveAs('/path/to/save/directory/' . $attachment->name);
}

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