i have three hours trying to connect to imap server with php but i

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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T19:15:27+00:00 2026-05-24T19:15:27+00:00

i have three hours trying to connect to imap server with php

but i got that error

Warning: imap_open() [function.imap-open]: Couldn't open stream {213.175.202.118:143}INBOX in /home/user/public_html/imap.php on line 3

my code is

$mbox = imap_open("{ip:143}INBOX", "user", "password");

The mail details above is valid .. i have created it to test it

you can test it easily from your localhost !

i have three hours replacing in imap link

like
ip:143
imap.mydomain.com:143
etc …

also i am sure i have imap installed on server .. <- i have Cpanel

problem Fixed !

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-24T19:15:28+00:00

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<?php 
imap_open( "{server.example.com:143/novalidate-cert}INBOX" , 'login' , 'password' ); 
?>

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