PHP - imap_utf7_encode() Function
PHP−IMAP functions helps you to access email accounts, IMAP stands for Internet Mail Access Protocol using these functions you can also work with NNTP, POP3 protocols and local mailbox access methods.
The imap_utf7_encode() function accepts ISO-8859-1 string as a parameter and encodes in UTF-7 format.
Syntax
imap_utf7_decode($txt);
Parameters
| Sr.No | Parameter & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
txt (Mandatory) This is a string value representing the ISO-8859-1 string. |
Return Values
This function returns a string holding the encoded value of the given string.
PHP Version
This function was first introduced in PHP Version 4 and works in all the later versions.
Example
Following example demonstrates the usage of the imap_utf7_decode() function.
<html>
<body>
<?php
//Decoding the string
$utf7 = '[Gmail]/&BBIEMAQ2BD0EPgQ1−';
$res = imap_utf7_decode($utf7);
print("Decoded value: ".$res."<br>");
//Encoding the result again
$encoded_val = imap_utf7_encode($res);
print("Encoded value: ".$encoded_val);
?>
</body>
</html>
Output
This generates the following output −
Decoded value: [Gmail]/06=>5
Encoded value: [Gmail]/&BBIE-0&BA-6&BA-=&BA->&BA-5
Example
Following is another example of this function −
<html>
<body>
<?php
$url = "{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert}INBOX";
$id = "tutorialspoint.test@gmail.com";
$pwd = "cohondob_123";
$mailbox = imap_open($url, $id, $pwd);
print("Connection established....");
print("<br>");
//Creating a mailbox
$newmailbox = "{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert}INBOX.test";
$res = imap_createmailbox($mailbox, imap_utf7_encode($newmailbox));
if($res){
print("Mailbox created successfully");
}else{
print("Error occurred");
}
?>
</body>
</html>
Output
The above program generates the following output −
Connection established.... Mailbox created successfully
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