Downloading attachments to directory with IMAP in PHP, randomly works - php

Question

I found PHP code online to download attachments to a directory using IMAP from here. http://www.nerdydork.com/download-pop3imap-email-attachments-with-php.html
I modified it slightly changing
$structure = imap_fetchstructure($mbox, $jk);
$parts = ($structure->parts);
to
$structure = imap_fetchstructure($mbox, $jk);
$parts = ($structure);
to get it to run properly, as otherwise I got an error about how stdClass doesn't define a property called $parts. Doing that, I was able to download all the attachments. I tested it again recently though, and it didn't work. Well, it didn't work 6 times, worked the 7th, and then hasn't worked since. I'm thinking it has something to do with me screwing up the parts handling, since count($parts) keeps returning 1 for each message, so it's not finding any attachments I think.
Since it downloaded the attachments at one point with no issues, I feel confident that the area things are getting screwed up is right here. Before this block of code is a for loop that goes through each message in the box, and after it is loop that just goes through $parts for each imap structure. Thanks for any help you can provide. I looked at the imap_fetchstructure page on php.net and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Edit: I just double-checked the folder after typing up my question and it all popped up. I feel like I'm going nuts. I hadn't run the code since a few minutes before I started typing this, and it doesn't make sense to me that it would take this long to trigger. I have some 800 messages in the mailbox, but I figured since it printed my statement at the very end of the PHP that all of the file creation work was done.

Answer 1

This is perfect working answer, try this.
This Sample run properly and download all the attachments with no issues.
<?php
set_time_limit(3000);
/* connect to gmail with your credentials */
$hostname = '{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX';
$username = 'YOUR_USERNAME';
$password = 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
/* try to connect */
$inbox = imap_open($hostname,$username,$password) or die('Cannot connect to Gmail: ' . imap_last_error());
$emails = imap_search($inbox, 'FROM "abc#gmail.com"');
/* if any emails found, iterate through each email */
if($emails) {
$count = 1;
/* put the newest emails on top */
rsort($emails);
/* for every email... */
foreach($emails as $email_number)
{
/* get information specific to this email */
$overview = imap_fetch_overview($inbox,$email_number,0);
$message = imap_fetchbody($inbox,$email_number,2);
/* get mail structure */
$structure = imap_fetchstructure($inbox, $email_number);
$attachments = array();
/* if any attachments found... */
if(isset($structure->parts) && count($structure->parts))
{
for($i = 0; $i < count($structure->parts); $i++)
{
$attachments[$i] = array(
'is_attachment' => false,
'filename' => '',
'name' => '',
'attachment' => ''
);
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifdparameters)
{
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->dparameters as $object)
{
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'filename')
{
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['filename'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifparameters)
{
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->parameters as $object)
{
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'name')
{
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['name'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($attachments[$i]['is_attachment'])
{
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = imap_fetchbody($inbox, $email_number, $i+1);
/* 3 = BASE64 encoding */
if($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 3)
{
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = base64_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
/* 4 = QUOTED-PRINTABLE encoding */
elseif($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 4)
{
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = quoted_printable_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
}
}
}
/* iterate through each attachment and save it */
foreach($attachments as $attachment)
{
if($attachment['is_attachment'] == 1)
{
$filename = $attachment['name'];
if(empty($filename)) $filename = $attachment['filename'];
if(empty($filename)) $filename = time() . ".dat";
$folder = "attachment";
if(!is_dir($folder))
{
mkdir($folder);
}
$fp = fopen("./". $folder ."/". $email_number . "-" . $filename, "w+");
fwrite($fp, $attachment['attachment']);
fclose($fp);
}
}
}
}
/* close the connection */
imap_close($inbox);
echo "all attachment Downloaded";
?>
About more, see the link
http://www.codediesel.com/php/downloading-gmail-attachments-in-php-an-update/

Answer 2

this is final working sample
<? include('application.php');
/* connect to gmail */
$hostname = '{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX';
$username = 'XX#XX.com';
$password = 'XX';
/* try to connect */
$inbox = imap_open($hostname,$username,$password) or die('Cannot connect to Gmail: ' . imap_last_error());
/* grab emails */
$emails = imap_search($inbox, 'FROM "xxx#gmail.com"');
/* if emails are returned, cycle through each... */
if($emails) {
/* begin output var */
$output = '';
/* put the newest emails on top */
rsort($emails);
foreach($emails as $email_number) {
/* get information specific to this email */
$overview = imap_fetch_overview($inbox,$email_number,0);
$message = imap_fetchbody($inbox,$email_number,2);
$structure = imap_fetchstructure($inbox,$email_number);
pre($overview);
$attachments = array();
if(isset($structure->parts) && count($structure->parts)) {
for($i = 0; $i < count($structure->parts); $i++) {
$attachments[$i] = array(
'is_attachment' => false,
'filename' => '',
'name' => '',
'attachment' => '');
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifdparameters) {
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->dparameters as $object) {
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'filename') {
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['filename'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifparameters) {
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->parameters as $object) {
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'name') {
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['name'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($attachments[$i]['is_attachment']) {
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = imap_fetchbody($inbox, $email_number, $i+1);
if($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 3) { // 3 = BASE64
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = base64_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
elseif($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 4) { // 4 = QUOTED-PRINTABLE
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = quoted_printable_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
}
} // for($i = 0; $i < count($structure->parts); $i++)
} // if(isset($structure->parts) && count($structure->parts))
if(count($attachments)!=0){
foreach($attachments as $at){
if($at['is_attachment']==1){
file_put_contents($at['filename'], $at['attachment']);
}
}
}
}
// echo $output;
}
/* close the connection */
imap_close($inbox);
?>

Answer 3

Check out this code:
$structure = imap_fetchstructure($mailbox, $index);
$attachments = array();
if(isset($structure->parts) && count($structure->parts)) {
for($i = 0; $i < count($structure->parts); $i++) {
$attachments[$i] = array(
'is_attachment' => false,
'filename' => '',
'name' => '',
'attachment' => '');
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifdparameters) {
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->dparameters as $object) {
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'filename') {
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['filename'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifparameters) {
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->parameters as $object) {
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'name') {
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['name'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($attachments[$i]['is_attachment']) {
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = imap_fetchbody($connection, $message_number, $i+1);
if($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 3) { // 3 = BASE64
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = base64_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
elseif($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 4) { // 4 = QUOTED-PRINTABLE
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = quoted_printable_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
}
} // for($i = 0; $i < count($structure->parts); $i++)
} // if(isset($structure->parts) && count($structure->parts))

Answer 4

Some bug fixes and improvements on an answer that is perfectly working
$structure = imap_fetchstructure($mailbox, $email_number);
$attachments = [];
foreach ($structure->parts as $part) {
$is_attachment = (isset($part->disposition) && $part->disposition == 'ATTACHMENT');
if ($part->ifdparameters) {
foreach ($part->dparameters as $object) {
if (strtolower($object->attribute) == 'filename') {
$is_attachment = true;
$filename = $object->value;
break;
}
}
}
if ($part->ifparameters) {
foreach ($part->parameters as $object) {
if (strtolower($object->attribute) == 'name') {
$is_attachment = true;
$name = $object->value;
break;
}
}
}
if (!$is_attachment) {
continue;
}
$attachment = imap_fetchbody($mailbox, $email_number, $email_number+1);
if ($part->encoding == 3) {
$attachment = base64_decode($attachment);
} elseif ($part->encoding == 4) {
$attachment = quoted_printable_decode($attachment);
}
$attachments[] = [
'is_attachment' => $is_attachment,
'filename' => isset($filename) ? $filename : '',
'name' => isset($name) ? $name : '',
'attachment' => isset($attachment) ? $attachment : ''
];
}
/* iterate through each attachment and save it */
$folder = "attachment";
if (!is_dir($folder)) {
mkdir($folder);
}
foreach ($attachments as $attachment) {
if (!empty($attachment['name'])) {
$filename = $attachment['name'];
} elseif (!empty($attachment['filename'])) {
$filename = $attachment['filename'];
} else {
$filename = time().'.dat';
}
$destination = './'.$folder.'/'.$email_number.'-'.$filename;
file_put_contents($destination, $attachment['attachment']);
}
count returns 1 (truthy) if input is falsy, so you should not use it inside comparisons in this way
you does not need loop for when you can use foreach: makes things simple
add new item to array attachments only if it is actually useful: it does not make sense to add items that will be skipped later when saving
foreach loops through iterables, and if count is 0 it simply does not loop: no need to check count before foreach
no need to assign $filename and overwrite: just check with comparison, and assign directly the proper value or default case
file_put_contents is identical to calling fopen(), fwrite() and fclose() successively to write data to a file
more robust check on $is_attachment
mkdir folder should stay outside the loop, as the folder is always the same

Answer 5

//may this help you...good luck
date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');
ini_set('memory_limit', '-1');
ini_set('max_execution_time', 0);
set_time_limit(3000);
$fName = [];
if ($subject=='xyz subject' || $subject=='xyz subject')$folder_name = $subject;
else$folder_name = substr($subject,stripos($subject,':')+2);
$list = glob('downloads/xyz/'.$folder_name.'/*');
foreach($list as $key => $filename){$explodeName = explode('/', $filename);$fName[] = $explodeName[2];}
foreach($list as $file){if(is_file($file))unlink($file);}
$hostname = '{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}Inbox';
$username = 'xyz.xyz#xyz.com';
$password = '*******************';
$inbox = imap_open($hostname,$username,$password) or die('Cannot connect to Gmail: ' . imap_last_error());
$emails = imap_search($inbox, 'SUBJECT "'.$subject.'"');
foreach ($emails as $key => $value) {
$overview = imap_fetch_overview($inbox,$value,0);
$message_date = new DateTime($overview[0]->date);
$date = $message_date->format('Ymd');
$message = imap_fetchbody($inbox,$value,2);
$structure = imap_fetchstructure($inbox, $value);
$attachments = [];
if(isset($structure->parts) && count($structure->parts))
{
for($i = 0; $i < count($structure->parts); $i++)
{
$attachments[$i] = array(
'is_attachment' => false,
'filename' => '',
'name' => '',
'attachment' => ''
);
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifdparameters)
{
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->dparameters as $object)
{
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'filename')
{
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['filename'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($structure->parts[$i]->ifparameters)
{
foreach($structure->parts[$i]->parameters as $object)
{
if(strtolower($object->attribute) == 'name')
{
$attachments[$i]['is_attachment'] = true;
$attachments[$i]['name'] = $object->value;
}
}
}
if($attachments[$i]['is_attachment'])
{
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = imap_fetchbody($inbox, $value, $i+1);
if($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 3) //3 = BASE64 encoding
{
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = base64_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
elseif($structure->parts[$i]->encoding == 4) //4 = QUOTED-PRINTABLE encoding
{
$attachments[$i]['attachment'] = quoted_printable_decode($attachments[$i]['attachment']);
}
}
}
foreach($attachments as $attachment)//iterate through each attachment and save it
{
if($attachment['is_attachment'] == 1)
{
$filename = $attachment['name'];
if(empty($filename)) $filename = $attachment['filename'];
if(empty($filename)) $filename = time() . ".dat";
$new_fileName = $date.'-'.$value.'-'.$filename;
if(!in_array($new_fileName, $fName))
{
$folder='./downloads/xyz/'.$folder_name.'/';
if(!is_dir($folder))mkdir($folder);
$fp = fopen("./". $folder ."/". $date . "-". $value."-". $filename, "w+");
fwrite($fp, $attachment['attachment']);
fclose($fp);
}
}
}
}
imap_mail_move($inbox,$overview[0]->msgno,'xyz_label');
imap_expunge($inbox);
/* ->Always try to read/open the email by subject/or according to need
->Move or Delete Old/not required mail, so that u don't need to search/load lots of email
->Avoiding unnecessary and old email of the same subject , is to move/delete the same.
*/
}
imap_close($inbox);//Never forget to close the connection