On Fri, 15 Sep 2023, BohwaZ wrote: > > Considering the lack of updates from upstream as Derick mentioned, > > lack of OAuth support (which webklex/php-imap supports), and a > > somewhat lackluster documentation for ext-imap in php.net, I think > > unbundling ext-imap (along with the other extensions in the > > proposal) makes sense. > > I don't think that OAuth support is an argument, as most providers > don't support OAuth, so the imap package might still be relevant for > people who are not using Google. > > Also, the package currently works, IMAP is a stable protocol, maybe > this library is just stable? > > I'm not against the removal, but having to rely on user-space > libraries probably means we'll lose some performance over using the C > library. > > Also, some widely-used libraries like php-imap use it: > https://packagist.org/packages/php-imap/php-imap
The ext/imap extension isn't going to disappear, it is not going be unbundled as we can not guarantee the underlaying library is maintained. Not only is it no longer maintained, the original purveyors have removed any mention of it from their website. For most people, there will be little change here. On Debian for example, "php-<packagename>" is used for both bundled and PECL'ed extensions. > Personally I'm using curl for IMAP, as it is more widely available, > but I think removing php-imap might be a bit too early, except if > keeping it does require a lot of time / effort? Using Curl seems like a bad alternative, as it would likely have to open a connection for each action that you do. cheers, Derick -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
