How can PHP be used to automatically retrieve and store emails from a POP3 address in a database?

To automatically retrieve and store emails from a POP3 address in a database using PHP, you can use the PHP IMAP extension to connect to the POP3 server, fetch emails, parse them, and then store the relevant information in a database. You can use functions like imap_open, imap_search, and imap_fetchheader to retrieve emails, and then extract the necessary information such as sender, subject, and body to store in your database. 

<?php
// Connect to the POP3 server
$mailbox = '{pop3.example.com:110/pop3}INBOX';
$username = 'your_username';
$password = 'your_password';
$connection = imap_open($mailbox, $username, $password);

if (!$connection) {
    die('Could not connect: ' . imap_last_error());
}

// Get emails from the inbox
$mailboxes = imap_search($connection, 'ALL');
if ($mailboxes) {
    foreach ($mailboxes as $email_number) {
        $header = imap_fetchheader($connection, $email_number);
        $sender = $header->from[0]->mailbox . "@" . $header->from[0]->host;
        $subject = $header->subject;
        $body = imap_body($connection, $email_number);

        // Store the email information in your database
        // Example: mysqli_query($db, "INSERT INTO emails (sender, subject, body) VALUES ('$sender', '$subject', '$body')");
    }
}

// Close the connection
imap_close($connection);
?>

Keywords

PHP POP3 email retrieval database storage automation

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