Lack of IMAP on DirectAdmin

[ash6677bsc]

Hello Any and All,

I wish to recompile PHP to include IMAP support. I currently work as technician and come from a strong hardware/software background as opposed to network/server background.

I have spent (most) of last week trying to recompile PHP to include IMAP support and in doing so have made alot of progress as well as learned a great deal. However have yet to reach my goal.

Discovered a program called PUTTY which allowed me to access my test server where i could then login under the root account. All of which i learned the hard way.

WHAT I KNOW:

I know i have edit the two files below as follows

add
--with-imap=/usr/local/imap-2000e \
remove
--with-kerberos \

but how do i acess these files to edit them

./usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/configure/ap1/configure.php5
./usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/configure/ap2/configure.php5

I also know that once i edit these file i have to do the following:

Save

do

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild


do a

./build clean

and a

./build php n


I could really use some help guys as one technician to others.

Yours Sincerely

ash6677bsc

PS: I have now been told that what i want can not be done from Putty is this true or false

PPS: The only discomfort i have with directadmin so far is its lack of CONCISE help!! This is due to as i explained before my spoiled hardware/software background!

PPPS: Thank you all in advance!

 

[nobaloney]

Do you have any linux/unix administration background at all? If not, then I don't recommend you try to do any of this yourself; one simple mistake and you break your server.

I hesitate to give you step-by-step instructions because you could run into lots of issues which you couldn't correct, and could easily break your server.

Just exactly what is your level of experience with Linux/Unix?

What is your preferred Linux/Unix editor?

Jeff

 

[demz]

indeed jeff,

people who claim: "come from a strong hardware/software background as opposed to network/server background."

And ask questions if putty can do the trick..
No offense to TS but do we have to take you/this question serious?

Tip of the day:
PLAIN-TEXT prompt / syntax commands rule the unix system.

PS. Unix is no windows

 

[nobaloney]

Yes, but we still have to help as best we can without offering only enough detail for someone to destroy their system with a simple keystroke error.



Jeff

 

[ash6677bsc]

Hello jeff,

Thanks for the advice. I managed to resolve the problem in the end and recompile php to include IMAP support. It did take about 6 hours to do so.

Anyway thanks again!

Ash6677bsc

 

[djxpire]

is there any step by step guide to do recompile of PHP with IMAP Support?

thanks..