https://github.com/zbateson/mail-mime-parser
An email parser written in PHP
https://github.com/zbateson/mail-mime-parser
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An email parser written in PHP
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/zbateson/mail-mime-parser
- Owner: zbateson
- License: bsd-2-clause
- Created: 2015-11-09T19:34:58.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-14T00:39:00.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-14T02:56:45.425Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: email-parser, email-reader, mail-parser, mailmimeparser, mime-parser, php, php-imap
- Language: PHP
- Homepage: https://mail-mime-parser.org/
- Size: 14.3 MB
- Stars: 532
- Watchers: 22
- Forks: 59
- Open Issues: 16
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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README
# zbateson/mail-mime-parser
Testable and PSR-compliant mail mime parser alternative to PHP's imap* functions and Pear libraries for reading messages in _Internet Message Format_ [RFC 822](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc822) (and later revisions [RFC 2822](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2822), [RFC 5322](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322)).
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The goals of this project are to be:
* Well written
* Standards-compliant but forgiving
* Tested where possible
To include it for use in your project, install it via composer:
```
composer require zbateson/mail-mime-parser
```
## Sponsors
[](https://secumailer.com)
A huge thank you to [all my sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/zbateson). <3
If this project's helped you, please consider [sponsoring me](https://github.com/sponsors/zbateson).
## New in 4.0
Version 4.0 requires PHP 8.1+ and focuses on API cleanup and improved configurability. For details, see the [4.0 Upgrade Guide](https://mail-mime-parser.org/upgrade-4.0).
## Requirements
MailMimeParser requires PHP 8.1 or newer. Tested on PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5.
## Usage
```php
use ZBateson\MailMimeParser\MailMimeParser;
use ZBateson\MailMimeParser\Message;
use ZBateson\MailMimeParser\Header\HeaderConsts;
// use an instance of MailMimeParser as a class dependency
$mailParser = new MailMimeParser();
// parse() accepts a string, resource or Psr7 StreamInterface
// pass `true` as the second argument to attach the passed $handle and close
// it when the returned IMessage is destroyed.
$handle = fopen('file.mime', 'r');
$message = $mailParser->parse($handle, false); // returns `IMessage`
// OR: use this procedurally (Message::from also accepts a string,
// resource or Psr7 StreamInterface
// true or false as second parameter doesn't matter if passing a string.
$string = "Content-Type: text/plain\r\nSubject: Test\r\n\r\nMessage";
$message = Message::from($string, false);
echo $message->getHeaderValue(HeaderConsts::FROM); // user@example.com
echo $message
->getHeader(HeaderConsts::FROM) // AddressHeader
->getPersonName(); // Person Name
echo $message->getSubject(); // The email's subject
echo $message
->getHeader(HeaderConsts::TO) // also AddressHeader
->getAddresses()[0] // AddressPart
->getPersonName(); // Person Name
echo $message
->getHeader(HeaderConsts::CC) // also AddressHeader
->getAddresses()[0] // AddressPart
->getEmail(); // user@example.com
echo $message->getTextContent(); // or getHtmlContent()
echo $message->getHeader('X-Foo'); // for custom or undocumented headers
$att = $message->getAttachmentPart(0); // first attachment
echo $att->getHeaderValue(HeaderConsts::CONTENT_TYPE); // e.g. "text/plain"
echo $att->getHeaderParameter( // value of "charset" part
HeaderConsts::CONTENT_TYPE,
'charset'
);
echo $att->getContent(); // get the attached file's contents
$stream = $att->getContentStream(); // the file is decoded automatically
$dest = \GuzzleHttp\Psr7\stream_for(
fopen('my-file.ext')
);
\GuzzleHttp\Psr7\copy_to_stream(
$stream, $dest
);
// OR: more simply if saving or copying to another stream
$att->saveContent('my-file.ext'); // writes to my-file.ext
$att->saveContent($stream); // copies to the stream
// close only when $message is no longer being used.
fclose($handle);
```
## Encryption and Signing Plugins
Optional companion packages add S/MIME and PGP/MIME support for decrypting,
encrypting, signing and verifying messages:
* [zbateson/mmp-crypt-smime](https://github.com/zbateson/mmp-crypt-smime) -- S/MIME via PHP's OpenSSL extension
* [zbateson/mmp-crypt-gpg](https://github.com/zbateson/mmp-crypt-gpg) -- PGP/MIME via PEAR's Crypt_GPG
Install either package and encrypted/signed messages are automatically detected
and decrypted during parsing. See the [Usage Guide](https://mail-mime-parser.org/#encryption-and-signing)
for examples of reading encrypted messages and composing signed/encrypted ones.
## Documentation
* [Usage Guide](https://mail-mime-parser.org/)
* [API Reference](https://mail-mime-parser.org/api/4.0)
## Upgrade guides
* [1.x Upgrade Guide](https://mail-mime-parser.org/upgrade-1.0)
* [2.x Upgrade Guide](https://mail-mime-parser.org/upgrade-2.0)
* [3.x Upgrade Guide](https://mail-mime-parser.org/upgrade-3.0)
* [4.x Upgrade Guide](https://mail-mime-parser.org/upgrade-4.0)
## License
BSD licensed - please see [license agreement](https://github.com/zbateson/mail-mime-parser/blob/master/LICENSE).