Title: POP3::quit
Published: February 3, 2022
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# POP3::quit()

## In this article

 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/quit/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/quit/?output_format=md#related)

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## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/quit/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    function quit() {
        //  Closes the connection to the POP3 server, deleting
        //  any msgs marked as deleted.

        if(!isset($this->FP))
        {
            $this->ERROR = "POP3 quit: " . _("connection does not exist");
            return false;
        }
        $fp = $this->FP;
        $cmd = "QUIT";
        fwrite($fp,"$cmd\r\n");
        $reply = fgets($fp,$this->BUFFER);
        $reply = $this->strip_clf($reply);
        if($this->DEBUG) { @error_log("POP3 SEND [$cmd] GOT [$reply]",0); }
        fclose($fp);
        unset($this->FP);
        return true;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/quit/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [POP3::strip_clf()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/strip_clf/)`wp-includes/class-pop3.php` |  |

| Used by | Description | 
| [POP3::pass()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/pass/)`wp-includes/class-pop3.php` |  | 
| [POP3::reset()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/reset/)`wp-includes/class-pop3.php` |  |

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