How to Install PHP IMAP Extension on Amazon Linux 2023?

Question

I have been trying to install the PHP IMAP extension, but I am encountering dependency issues and compatibility problems. The standard methods using yum or pecl do not seem to provide a direct way to install the extension, and manual compilation efforts have led to dependency issues, specifically with libc-client and uw-imap packages.

Are there any available repositories or packages that I might have overlooked which could simplify this process?
Is there a recommended approach for handling the dependencies required for the IMAP extension on Amazon Linux 2023?

Paul_M · Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for your post. I understand that you are having some challenges with installing PHP IMAP on Amazon Linux 2023.

Kindly note that the PHP IMAP package is not available on Amazon Linux 2023. This is due to the fact that php-imap relies on an underlying library libc-client which has been unmaintained for a long time and therefore posing a security risk. For more details on this, kindly refer to the following Amazon Linux Github page [1].

For ease of reference, here is a link [2] with the full list of the available/supported packages on Amazon Linux 2023.

As a workaround, you may consider running PHP IMAP on Amazon Linux 2. Please refer to the following third party article [3] for more details on this.

Alternatively, please check 'laminas-mail' which provides generalized functionality to compose and send both text and MIME-compliant multipart email messages. More details on this here [4].

Kind Regards, Paul

References:
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[1] https://github.com/amazonlinux/amazon-linux-2023/issues/363
[2] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/release-notes/all-packages-AL2023.2.html
[3] https://devcoops.com/install-php-imap-on-amazon-linux-2/
[4] https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-mail/#installation

How to Install PHP IMAP Extension on Amazon Linux 2023?

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