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Asked: 2026-05-31T02:28:21+00:00

I am trying to access my gmail account through my localhost. However, I am

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I am trying to access my gmail account through my localhost. However, I am getting the response:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function imap_open()

This is my code:

$hostname = '{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}INBOX';
$username = 'myid@gmail.com';
$password = 'mypassword';

/* try to connect */
$inbox = imap_open($hostname,$username,$password) or die('Cannot connect to Gmail: ' .imap_last_error());
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  1. Editorial Team

    Simple enough, the IMAP extension is not activated in your PHP installation. It is not enabled by default. If your local installation is running XAMPP on Windows, you have to enable it as described in the XAMPP FAQ:

    Where is the IMAP support for PHP?

    As default, the IMAP support for PHP is deactivated in XAMPP, because
    there were some mysterious initialization errors with some home
    versions like Windows 98. Who works with NT systems, can open the file
    "\xampp\php\php.ini" to active the php exstension by removing the
    beginning semicolon at the line ";extension=php_imap.dll". Should be:
    extension=php_imap.dll

    Now restart Apache and IMAP should work. You can use the same steps
    for every extension, which is not enabled in the default
    configuration.

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