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imap_get_quotaroot

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imap_get_quotarootRetrieve the quota settings per user

Description

imap_get_quotaroot(IMAP\Connection $imap, string $mailbox): array|false

Retrieve the quota settings per user. The limit value represents the total amount of space allowed for this user's total mailbox usage. The usage value represents the user's current total mailbox capacity.

Parameters

imap

An IMAP\Connection instance.

mailbox

mailbox should normally be in the form of which mailbox (i.e. INBOX).

Return Values

Returns an array of integer values pertaining to the specified user mailbox. All values contain a key based upon the resource name, and a corresponding array with the usage and limit values within.

This function will return false in the case of call failure, and an array of information about the connection upon an un-parsable response from the server.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 The imap parameter expects an IMAP\Connection instance now; previously, a valid imap resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 imap_get_quotaroot() example

<?php
$mbox
= imap_open("{imap.example.org}", "kalowsky", "password", OP_HALFOPEN)
or die(
"can't connect: " . imap_last_error());

$quota = imap_get_quotaroot($mbox, "INBOX");
if (
is_array($quota)) {
$storage = $quota['STORAGE'];
echo
"STORAGE usage level is: " . $storage['usage'];
echo
"STORAGE limit level is: " . $storage['limit'];

$message = $quota['MESSAGE'];
echo
"MESSAGE usage level is: " . $message['usage'];
echo
"MESSAGE limit level is: " . $message['limit'];

/* ... */

}

imap_close($mbox);
?>

Notes

This function is currently only available to users of the c-client2000 or greater library.

The imap should be opened as the user whose mailbox you wish to check.

See Also

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User Contributed Notes 2 notes

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thomas dot hebinck at digionline dot de
21 years ago
['STORAGE']['usage'] and ['STORAGE']['limit'] are values in KB (1024 Bytes)
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uphonesimon at gmail dot com
19 years ago
just to make a note for all the people that are wondering the differences between $quota['STORAGE'] and $quot['MESSAGE']
the $quot['STORAGE'] is the size of the mailbox in KB
but $quota['MESSAGE'] is actually the number of messages stored in the mailbox and the up limit of the total messages allowed
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