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

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.