Connecting to Gmail through IMAP with PHP - SSL context failed

Question

I\'m trying to connect to Gmail through IMAP with PHP running in Apache. This is on an Ubuntu 9.04 system. I\'ve got some sort of PHP configuration issue that is keeping t

Answer 1

This has worked for me after a long effort:

$ServerName = "{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert/norsh}Inbox";

Answer 2

Run your code from the command line and see if php spits our any other errors:

php -f gmail.php

On my Ubuntu I did:

sudo apt-get install php-imap

to install imap on php and the system installed: libc-client2007b mlock libc-client2007b mlock php-imap

Then how about uninstalling php5 and re-installing cleanly.

Answer 3

I am Arvind Gondaliya, You are right but if Less secure area off then to get gmail mail.

Answer 4

1. First, enable less secure apps in your Gmail account: https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps

2. Use this configuration to create IMAP connection:

   $imap_connection = imap_open('{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-
   cert}INBOX', 'YOUR GMAIL USER', 'YOUR GMAIL PASSWORD');
   

Note: INBOX is your main imbox, for example you can acces to sent items with: INBOX.Sent in your connection.

Answer 5

I was facing same problem. I am using windows and wamp and my wamp "openSSl" extension is enabled.

I removed this issue by using following steps.I hope this will work for you too.

1) Logged in via browser to gmail account.

2) Open this url "https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps"

3) Click at "turn on"

4) try following code

<?php

set_time_limit(4000);


// Connect to gmail
//$imapPath = '{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX';
$imapPath = '{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/novalidate-cert}INBOX';
$username = 'your-emai-address@gmail.com';
$password = 'Your-password';

// try to connect
$inbox = imap_open($imapPath,$username,$password) or die('Cannot connect to Gmail: ' . imap_last_error());
   /* 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*/

// search and get unseen emails, function will return email ids
$emails = imap_search($inbox,'UNSEEN');

$output = '';

foreach($emails as $mail) {

    $headerInfo = imap_headerinfo($inbox,$mail);

    $output .= $headerInfo->subject.'<br/>';
    $output .= $headerInfo->toaddress.'<br/>';
    $output .= $headerInfo->date.'<br/>';
    $output .= $headerInfo->fromaddress.'<br/>';
    $output .= $headerInfo->reply_toaddress.'<br/>';

    $emailStructure = imap_fetchstructure($inbox,$mail);
    //var_dump($emailStructure->parts);
    if(isset($emailStructure->parts)) {
         $output .= imap_body($inbox, $mail, FT_PEEK);
    } else {
        //    
    }
   echo $output;
   $output = '';
}

// colse the connection
imap_expunge($inbox);
imap_close($inbox);


?>

BEST OF LUCK. :)

Answer 6

had the same problem with personal domain on google apps. Problem was solved by changing application access to account. Simply follow by link and turn ON access to account.