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Asked: 2026-06-04T05:39:19+00:00

I am trying to access my Gmail account through PHP. I tried code like

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I am trying to access my Gmail account through PHP. I tried code like this:

$mbox = imap_open("{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl/}", "my email", "my password");

However, after many variations of this code this didn’t work, I talked to my web hosting company (Bluehost) and was informed that the error was due to a firewall on their servers. Getting a dedicated IP address would allow me to access port 993, but retrieving Gmail would still not be possible due to the firewall.

Does anyone know either:

-How to access Gmail with these firewall settings, or

-What web hosting service I could use that would allow me to do access email on an outside server such as Gmail

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  1. Editorial Team

    And BlueHost just said “can’t”? No further offer to help? DTMFA!

    I presume you thouroughly searched Google’s excellent help?

    I can only say that I use Hostony.com and they are cheap, offer great features and have probably the best tech support I have ever received.

    Perhaps you could approach their tech support and say “If you can tell that your service can do this & how to do it, then I will switch to you”. Ask that of all potential hosts.

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