programmatic access to gmail/google apps mailbox using zend framework php

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// IMAP access must first be enabled on the account you want to check
function mail_googleapps()
{
  try {
    return new Zend_Mail_Storage_Imap(
      array(
        'ssl'      => 'SSL',
        'host'     => 'imap.gmail.com',
        'port'     => '993',
        'user'     => '[email protected]', // or '[email protected]'
        'password' => '########'
      )
    );
  }
  catch (Zend_Mail_Exception $ex) {
    die($ex->getMessage() . " /me /die");
  }
}