PHP Help Needed - A PHP Email Snippet Generator?

[Gias Kay]

Hi all,

I am trying to do something like the following in PHP:

A PHP script which I would specify my email address and password inside, and it will check my email account every once a while, generating snippets of new mails when they arrive.

Is such possible and easy to do with PHP? Or should I opt for JavaScript?

If JavaScript is simpler for this task, please point me to some online resources if possible since I am nowhere familiar with JavaScript.

Thanks for your help!