imap_search limit the number of messages returned
email, imap, php
Solution
The imap_search function has a CRITERIA attribute you can use to limit the messages in a number of ways:
ALL - return all messages matching the rest of the criteria ANSWERED - match messages with the \ANSWERED flag set BCC "string" - match messages with "string" in the Bcc: field BEFORE "date" - match messages with Date: before "date" BODY "string" - match messages with "string" in the body of the message CC "string" - match messages with "string" in the Cc: field DELETED - match deleted messages FLAGGED - match messages with the \FLAGGED (sometimes referred to as Important or Urgent) flag set FROM "string" - match messages with "string" in the From: field KEYWORD "string" - match messages with "string" as a keyword NEW - match new messages OLD - match old messages ON "date" - match messages with Date: matching "date" RECENT - match messages with the \RECENT flag set SEEN - match messages that have been read (the \SEEN flag is set) SINCE "date" - match messages with Date: after "date" SUBJECT "string" - match messages with "string" in the Subject: TEXT "string" - match messages with text "string" TO "string" - match messages with "string" in the To : UNANSWERED - match messages that have not been answered UNDELETED - match messages that are not deleted UNFLAGGED - match messages that are not flagged UNKEYWORD "string" - match messages that do not have the keyword "string" UNSEEN - match messages which have not been read yet
Problem
I have PHP script that fetch messages from a mailbox. I use the imap_search function: `$emails = imap_search($mbox, 'UNSEEN');` Is there a way to limit the number of returned messages. Right now on huge mailboxes i get like 5000 messages. I want only the top 20 ordered by date. Is there a way to do that? Thanks.