Question

I have developed a script that uses php’s imap_search and when it gets to the stage of finding the emails with the function imap_search() i get a error being produced

php in free(): error: chunk is already
free
Abort trap: 6 (core dumped)

This script requires to be run through a cron, But when it does it does that above error and seems to abort the script, If i run from the browser it has this error inside the error logs but still runs the script in full.

Below is the line it is failing on:

$this->mailbox_emails = imap_search($this->mailbox_stream,'ALL');

Answer 1

This is an internal php error. File a bug on the imap module (if you want it fixed fast, include an SSCCE).

Also note that this is a memory corruption issue, which is usually caused (long) before it is noticed. Therefore, the imap_search function is probably not the buggy one; the imap_* function you used just before it is a good candidate.