Access emails using imap

Question

I am using Apache on Ubuntu 14.02 and running php on the same.I have connected to a remote mssql server hence no need of mysql .

I want to know how to connect to an

Answer 1

Here is the solution:

1. Login to your gmail account, enable imap.

2. Let the access here first: https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps

3. Go to: https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha and enable access.

That's it.

I had the exact same problem when I try to get emails with imap on php. I was running the exact same script that I know it works with my other gmail.

The solution is above and the error message was:

ERROR: Can not authenticate to IMAP server: [ALERT] Please log in via your web browser