How can one install imap for php in ubuntu for php7.1 preferably in the terminal.
There's some info on this on the php.net manual but it's a bit dated.
It talks about the c-client library and restarting apache afterwards etc
I'm still pretty new with linux
You can install IMAP by following ways.
Step1: sudo apt-get install php7.1-imap
Step2: sudo phpenmod imap
Step3: php -m. Find out imap module
Step4: Run below command to confirm imap is install. 1. php -i | grep -i imap 2. dpkg -l | grep php7.1-imap
Step5: check phpinfo()
check imap is showing or not.
After enabling a module, you have to restart your pc. If a module is still not displayed in phpinfo(), please check on the next day.
This is how you can install regardless of php version, on any Debian Linux distro (Ubuntu is a Debian distro). Go to your terminal and type
sudo apt install php-imap
Let apt run and install imap.
sudo phpenmod imap
This will enable imap mod in php. You will need to restart your webserver for the change to take effect eg...
sudo systemctl restart apache2
for apache webserver.
to check that this is working, create a php file in your webserver's folder, /var/www/html for Apache, call it whateveryouwant.php and then edit it, and type
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
inside it, save file, and then open it in localhost. You'll get an info panel which you can search for imap. See highlighted bit in screenshot. That's what you will see if you have installed imap successfully
