php man page for imap_close

IMAP_CLOSE(3)								 1							     IMAP_CLOSE(3)

imap_close - Close an IMAP stream

SYNOPSIS
       bool imap_close (resource  $imap_stream, [int  $flag])

DESCRIPTION
	Closes the imap stream.

PARAMETERS
	      o $
		imap_stream -An IMAP stream returned by imap_open(3).

	      o $flag
		-  If set to CL_EXPUNGE, the function will silently expunge the mailbox before closing, removing all messages marked for deletion.
		You can achieve the same thing by using imap_expunge(3)

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

SEE ALSO
       imap_open(3).

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