The imap extension of PHP helps to operate with the IMAP protocol, as well as the NNTP, POP3 and local mailbox access methods. In this post, we will learn how to enable php5-imap on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server. The php5-imap extension basically used in mail with IMAP protocol.

Install php5-imap on Ubuntu

Use the below given command to install php5-imap extension

sudo apt-get install php5-imap

Enable php5-imap on Ubuntu

Now enable php5-imap

sudo php5enmod imap

Restart the Apache service

In Ubuntu, use the below given command to restart the Apache service

sudo service apache2 restart

Verify IMAP module is loaded

1. With command line inside server, use the below given command .

php -m|grep imap

EXAMPLE:

root@ubuntu:~# php -m|grep imap
imap
root@ubuntu:~#

2. Or you can use phpinfo() function in a file and place it in web data directory.

Create a file called in web directory called info.php

vi info.php

Paste below given code in info.php

Now open the web browser and give path upto info.php . For example, I have placed info.php file in root web directory of sharadchhetri.com , hence I will use URL https://sharadchhetri.com/info.php

Just look for IMAP in web browser.It should be look like this.