# Using the PHP imap() function

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-php-imap-function/304506>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [February 9, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-php-imap-function/304506 "2010-02-09T07:00:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![denny8569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@denny8569](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/denny8569)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-php-imap-function/304506/1 "2010-02-09T07:00:06Z")

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Ok here’s what I want to do… I want to write a script that will automatically catch all emails and auto-respond based on what is in the content of the email… For example I know how to create auto-responders but they send the same email everytime… I want a script that first off checks the email account (imap()) and then responds based on the user email… eventually I would like to turn my server into a text sending server sending texts to cellphones (I can do that already) but I want it so users can send in a question from their phone and the server will answer them back correctly.

Any thoughts on how to go about doing this?