#49425 [Opn]: imap_reopen() returns TRUE instead FALSE called with nonexistant mailbox
| From: | jani@php.net | Date: | Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:24:37 +0000 |
| Subject: | #49425 [Opn]: imap_reopen() returns TRUE instead FALSE called with nonexistant mailbox | ||
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ID: 49425
Updated by: jani@php.net
Reported By: jake dot levitt at mailtrust dot com
Status: Open
-Bug Type: IMAP related
+Bug Type: Documentation problem
Operating System: CentOS 5
PHP Version: 5.3.0
New Comment:
Call to imap_reopen() with invalid mailbox does not close the already
opened stream. mail_open() will not return NIL in such case, just sets
the error and returns the original stream with the originally opened
mailbox.
As such, this is not a bug but undocumented "feature" of this function
and should be documented on the imap_reopen() page.
Previous Comments:
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[2009-08-31 16:41:22] jake dot levitt at mailtrust dot com
Description:
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When calling imap_reopen() on a folder that doesn't exist, the function
returns true instead of the expected result of false. It seems this was
reported back in 2002 but marked as bogus
(http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=15197). I have reproduced this bug in
the most recent version of php.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
$flags = '/novalidate-cert';
$host = 'imap.server.example.com:143';
$username = 'test.user@example.com';
$password = 'password';
$folder = 'INBOX';
$base_imap_string = '{' . $host . $flags . '}';
$connect_string = $base_imap_string . $folder;
$mailbox = imap_open($connect_string, $username, $password, 0, 3);
$connect_string = $base_imap_string . $folder . '.No such critter';
$reopen_success = imap_reopen($mailbox, $connect_string, 0, 3);
$error_message = imap_last_error();
if (!$mailbox) {
exit(0);
}
if ($reopen_success) {
echo "Reopen SUCCEEDED and error message is: $error_message\n";
} else {
echo "Reopen FAILED and error message is: $error_message\n";
}
Expected result:
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Output:
Reopen FAILED and error message is: Mailbox doesn't exist: No such
critter
Actual result:
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Output:
Reopen SUCCEEDED and error message is: Mailbox doesn't exist: No such
critter
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