php-doc-en/reference/imap/functions/imap-ping.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.imap-ping">
<refnamediv>
<refname>imap_ping</refname>
<refpurpose>Check if the IMAP stream is still active</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>imap_ping</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>imap_stream</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Returns &true; if the stream is still alive, &false; otherwise.
</para>
<para>
<function>imap_ping</function> pings the stream to see if it's still
active. It may discover new mail; this is the preferred method for a
periodic "new mail check" as well as a "keep alive" for servers which
have inactivity timeout.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title><function>imap_ping</function> Example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$imap = imap_open("{your.imap.host}", "mailadmin", "password");
// after some sleeping
if (!imap_ping($imap)) {
// do some stuff to reconnect
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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