We need a script that will parse multi-part emails. The script will be required to do the following:

Needs to be IMAP, SSL context (potentially using gmail).

1. Verify the following before doing anything else


- Fetch *new* emails (script will run from cron job)


- from address: will be the primary key for users. If email already exists, grab the user id. if it doesn't, create a new user (id, email & name from headers).


- attachment type (only accept images)


- attachment size (needs to be a variable that we can change later if need be)

Once user is identified (fetched or created), we save the attachment.

2. Save the the email to a MySQL database


Whatever is needed to identify email , +


- user id


- subject


- date/time


- body (html/text)


- attachments (name of the attachment, location of the file on the server)

3. Save the file on the web server


- Location will be (uploads/yyyy/mm/dd/)

4. Send email to the user to confirm the process or inform of an error.

Nothing is set in stone, and any recommendation or advice is welcome.

** We require full ownership

** We require clean and detailed commenting within the code, we will review every line of code).

** If you have questions on any requirements please let us know.