php-doc-en/reference/imap/functions/imap-delete.xml
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<refentry xml:id="function.imap-delete" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>imap_delete</refname>
<refpurpose>Mark a message for deletion from current mailbox</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>imap_delete</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>imap_stream</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>msg_number</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>options</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Marks messages listed in <parameter>msg_number</parameter> for deletion.
Messages marked for deletion will stay in the mailbox until either
<function>imap_expunge</function> is called or
<function>imap_close</function> is called with the optional parameter
<constant>CL_EXPUNGE</constant>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
&imap.imap-stream.description;
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>msg_number</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The message number
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>options</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
You can set the <constant>FT_UID</constant> which tells the function
to treat the <parameter>msg_number</parameter> argument as an
<literal>UID</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns &true;.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>imap_delete</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$mbox = imap_open("{imap.example.org}INBOX", "username", "password")
or die("Can't connect: " . imap_last_error());
$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);
echo "Messages before delete: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";
imap_delete($mbox, 1);
$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);
echo "Messages after delete: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";
imap_expunge($mbox);
$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);
echo "Messages after expunge: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";
imap_close($mbox);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="notes">
&reftitle.notes;
<note>
<para>
IMAP mailboxes may not have their message flags saved between connections,
so <function>imap_expunge</function> should be called during the same
connection in order to guarantee that messages marked for deletion will
actually be purged.
</para>
</note>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>imap_undelete</function></member>
<member><function>imap_expunge</function></member>
<member><function>imap_close</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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