IMAP not opening when trying to fetch Hotmail emails in CakePHP - php

Question

With the below code i am trying to fetch emails from Hotmail.
On my system localhost this code is working fine but on my hosting server this code is not working.
IMAP is enable on hosting server.
PHP Warning: imap_open(): Couldn't open stream {imap-mail.outlook.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX
CakePHP Controller code:
$username = 'myusername#hotmail.com';
$password = 'myusernamepassword';
set_time_limit(3000);
/* try to connect */
$inbox = imap_open('{imap-mail.outlook.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX',$username,$password) or die('Cannot connect to Mail Server: ' . imap_last_error());
/* grab emails */
$emails = imap_search($inbox,'UNSEEN');
/* if emails are returned, cycle through each... */
if($emails) {
/* begin output var */
$output = '';
/* put the newest emails on top */
rsort($emails);
/* for every email... */
$count = 1;
foreach($emails as $email_number) {
$head = imap_header($inbox, $email_number);
/* get information specific to this email */
$overview = imap_fetch_overview($inbox,$email_number,0);
$message = imap_body($inbox,$email_number,2);
$subject = $this->decode_imap_text($overview[0]->subject);
}
// echo $output;
}
/* close the connection */
imap_close($inbox);

Answer 1

If it is working correctly on localhost then there may be port 993 OR imap protocol is blocked on server by firewall etc. (High Probability for this error)
if you have access to hosting server then check for firewall. otherwise contact hosting administrator or look for another hosting.
Edit: Get more detailed error by imap_last_error, imap_errors AND imap_alerts functions.