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imap_uid

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

imap_uid -- This function returns the UID for the given message sequence number

Description

int imap_uid ( resource imap_stream, int msg_number )

This function returns the UID for the given message sequence number. An UID is a unique identifier that will not change over time while a message sequence number may change whenever the content of the mailbox changes.

This function is the inverse of imap_msgno().

Parameters

imap_stream

An IMAP stream returned by imap_open().

msg_number

The message number.

Return Values

The UID of the given message.

Notes

Note: This function is not supported by POP3 mailboxes.

See Also

imap_msgno()

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