What does IMP need to run?
Aside from the general Horde requirements, IMP 2.2 requires: • A database. As with Horde, this is ostensibly optional, but major functionality will be lost without a database and a database-enabled PHP, including address books and user preferences. • The UW-IMAP c-client libraries, available as part of the UW-IMAP server package [http://www.washington.edu/imap/]. • An IMAP server to connect to (which need not be on the same machine as the webserver). • The php extension for imap must be enabled (even if using pop3). IMP 2.2 can use the following, although they are not required: • An LDAP server to connect to. To use LDAP for address book lookups, you must configure PHP with the –with-ldap option. • Sendmail installed on the webserver. • Ispell, or a drop-in replacement like aspell, installed on the webserver. IMP 3.x requirements are the same as above with the following exceptions and additions. • IMP 3.x requires Horde 2.0 or better. • IMP 3.x can use a remote SMTP host rather than u
