PHP To Empty a Gmail folder that has WAY too many messages...

empty-gmail-folder.php

<?php
//Change lines 6 and 7 to have your email address and password, and folder name.
//Install stunnel to use this, the default config has gmail imap already setup.

$messagesToDeleteAtOnce = 100;
$socket = fsockopen("127.0.0.1", 143);
waitForResponse($socket);
sendCommand($socket, "a login youremailaddresshere password");
sendCommand($socket, "a select foldername");
while(true){
    sendCommand($socket, "a MOVE 1:$messagesToDeleteAtOnce [Gmail]/Trash");
}

function sendCommand($socket, $command){
    echo $command . "\r\n";
    fputs($socket, $command . "\r\n");
    return waitForResponse($socket);
}

function waitForResponse($socket){
    $responseReceived = false;
    $response = '';
    do {
        $response.=fread($socket,1000);
        $s=socket_get_status($socket);
        if(strpos($response, "a BAD") !== false || strpos($response, "a OK") !== false || strpos($response, "* BAD") !== false || strpos($response, "* OK") !== false){
            while(socket_get_status($socket)['unread_bytes'] > 0) {
                $response.=fread($socket,1000);
            }
            $responseReceived = true;
        }
    } while (!$responseReceived);
    if(!isResponseGood($response)) throw new Exception("Ack!  Bad Response:\n" . $response);
    echo $response;
    return $response;
}

function isResponseGood($response){
    return strpos($response, "* OK") !== false || strpos($response, "a OK") !== false;
}
?>