I am using Apache on Ubuntu 14.02 and running php on the same.I have connected to a remote mssql server hence no need of mysql .
I want to know how to connect to an email id registered with gmail in order to read the incoming emails .
I have tried the below , but it shows a blank screen while running it from my localhost :
<?php
error_reporting('E_ALL');
$mailboxPath = "{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX";
$username = "my_email@gmail.com";
$password = "mypassword";
$imap = imap_open($mailboxPath, $username, $password);
print_r($imap);
?>
I am inserting my actual gmail username and password while running the program . I want to know if i am missing something .
Many Thanks
Here is the solution:
Login to your gmail account, enable imap.
Let the access here first: https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
Go to: https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha
and enable access.
That's it.
I had the exact same problem when I try to get emails with imap on php.
I was running the exact same script that I know it works with my other gmail.
The solution is above and the error message was:
ERROR: Can not authenticate to IMAP server: [ALERT] Please log in via your web browser
Have you activated the imap.so extension in your php.ini file ? extension=imap.so it's a basical cause of issues on localhost server
Try this (you need to turn on your Outbound relay):
- Log into your account at google.com/a/yourdomain.com
- Click the Settings tab and then select Email in the left column.
- In the Outbound relay section, select Allow users to send mail through an external SMTP when configuring a "from" address hosted outside your domain.
- Click Save changes.
