Maybe this is not so relative, but I seem not able to find an instruction on how to compile php with imap, a simple --with-imap (--with-imap=shared) and --with-imap-ssl won't work.

Can anybody share some experience?

Thanks.

There maybe some dependencies missing. Check the error log from the compilation to what it complains about..

I read the php document, looks like it says it needs something called c-client library. I thought php would have imap and pop support built-in, but seems it is more complicate than that. Also, after I tried the c-client library, looks like it is more of a pop/imap daemon than a client. I have my email service on another cpanel server, so I really just need php to be able to read imap mailbox. I am a little bit confused here.

BTW, if I choose to use email forward and now I can read the file locally, how would I update the stats manually?

Thanks.

I'm not familiar with cPanels, but I thought they can be easily configured to encorporate additional modules easily. Let's see if one of the cPanel users here has any tips for you.

If the file is on your server, just enter the path in the vBouncer settings.

My cpanel server has imap service running fine. But for my forum to be able to retrieve email via pop, I need to compile php with imap support myself (my web server customized php installation). I have some problems following the instructions on php.net about enabling imap support in php (I assume it means php as imap client to access imap service), because following the instructions, it tells me how to run imap/pop daemon service. I am confused. It is required to run imap/pop daemon service on the same server for php to be able to compile with imap support?

I have this setting in place. I set it to not do it automatically, but don't know how to actually start the bounce email collection process manually?

Thanks.

No, you don't need to run a client. You just need to build PHP with IMAP support. Once you have that, you can POP emails from the other server, if that other server has a POP server.

That's fine. Set it to not do it automatically, but install the vbouncer-collect.php as a cron job to run daily or whatever you prefer. It will collect the stats for you on the intervals you provide. You can test it by using the scheduled task manager, clicking "run now". You can run the collection task manually or automatically, and it will still not touch bouncing members, if the vBouncer is not in auto-mode.

My problem is with building php with imap support. The documentation says I need to compile PHP with --with-imap=DIR. What do I specify for the DIR here? And what do I need to install for that DIR option?

Thanks.

You may not need the dir, if the liberary is in the lib path.

I'd just install the c-client first as the docs say, then configure --with-imap and --with-imap-ssl and read the error report, if any. If that doesn't work, check with the host or sys admin.

On Cpanel it's just a tick box when you build/update apache/php.

Since my server has imap and pop binary and can be started via xinet.d, I figured that imap and pop is actually installed on my server, but might only as binary, no library?

The documentation on php.net sugguested installing c-client, which might install both the binary and the library, while they should actually suggest the user install it only to get the library, not to install it as a daemon service.

I tried to compile PHP directly with compilation option --with-imap and --with-imap-ssl, but got this error:

configure: error: Cannot find rfc822.h. Please check your IMAP installation.

Looks like it is missing the header file. Not sure if I install c-client will resolve it. I am a little hesitate to install c-client because the installation file tells me it is a daemon service, but my server already has imap and pop daemon service.