Hi
I ran phpinfo() in my site and found that IMAP support is enabled.Can this happen even when IMAP support is installed in my server.Can u help me to fix this problem
Regards
Saravanan

I believe you shouldn't worry about this.

The message probably means that imap support was compiled in when php was compiled. This maybe a default, or might have been turned on explicitly. In any case, you should be able to turn it off with the configure script.

try './configure --help | more' in the php source code. It should show you all the compile options. there should be a --disable-imap or similar command.

IMAP being compiled in simply means that you or or users can write php code that connects to imap servers. It does not mean php is opening connections to your imap server ( if you have one ) or anything. That's why I say do not worry about it unless you really do not want users to be able to write code that access imap servers.

Dear Kervin,
First i like u to thank u for replying to mu message.
The real problem i am facing is

1. I want to have pop3 acess for my server.

2.I have a registerd my domain but still i find that POP3 connection.

3.First and foremost IMAP will be bundled with Redhat,so in that case POP will come along with IMAP

4.But i find that IMAP is not installed

5.But while running phpinfo() i find the IMAP support to be enabled.

SO what i want to know if Imap suuoprt is enabled does it mean that IMAP is installed in my server so that i can easily install POP???

Thanks and regards
Saravanan

OK. I think there's stuff in there you're not telling me.

Is the server a server you installed yourself or is this a virtual domain?

POP and IMAP are protocols to access mail. I've been running POP for a while now, with IMAP, and I'm reasonablely sure the 2 are independent.

If you want an IMAP server, you will have to install and run a IMAP server. If you want a POP server you'll have to run and install that as well.

Being able to access mail via POP and IMAP also has nothing to do with PHP. phpinfo() is probably just telling you what libraries it's been compiled with. That does not tell you anything of the mails IMAP capabilities.

I'm sorry if I'm not getting what you're trying to say.

Dear KErvin

I will clearly tell you my problem.
I am working in a s/w company as a PHP programmer,we are to shortly to install a site devloped using PHP.In this site we plan to give free email ids to the registerd users of our site and hence an inbox facility for then.For this purpose i have written POP3 aceess type of inbox using PHP.Know i am able to acess mails from other sites by giving their pop addres.But i am not able to do so for my server,as it does not have a pop address.I am able send mails to the users who have accounts in my server.But i am unable to acess the mails send to them.To do this i need POP acess for my server.For installing POP3 i was said that this was the procedure I was told to carry our

Procedure :
for pop u need to install pop server that comes with imap package so u need to install imap package and uncomment pop3 line in your /etc/inetd.conf file and restart inet by /etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart.

Let me see if I get this straight...

You need to install and configure a pop server on your linux server?

What exactly is the problem? Since the procedure you described in your last email sounds about right to me.

PS. Have you seen squirrelmail package? They do what you're trying to do. I think they use IMAP though.

http://www.squirrelmail.org/