Doc #53361 [Fbk->Csd]: imap_search function (almost) always returns false

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53361&edit=1 ID: 53361 Updated by: hm2k@php.net Reported by: hm2k@php.net Summary: imap_search function (almost) always returns false -Status: Feedback +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: IMAP related Operating System: CentOS PHP Version: 5.2.14 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: hm2k Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug has been superseded by bug #53375. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-19 23:05:44] hm2k@php.net @frozenfire you have clearly understood. They are meant to by separate calls, as a point of demonstration. Each of them fail individually. Equally, they will fail together too. ceo at l-i-e dot com: imap_last_error is called after each imap_search call, so being overwritten isn't an issue. I'm really seeking advise from experienced developers, but thanks for your interest anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-19 20:52:44] ceo at l-i-e dot com Hard won experience: You don't want just imap_last_error(). Internal imap calls will overwrite that, as I recall... Oh, and some things most of us would consider as "error" are classified by IMAP as "alert"... So you want more like: var_dump(imap_errors($stream)); var_dump(imap_alerts($stream)); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-19 20:00:59] frozenfire@php.net Looking at your test script, it appears that you are sending each segment of the imap_search command as a separate call. The documentation clearly states that the "criteria" parameter is a space-delimited set of filtering commands which are sent as a single call. I'm setting this bug to Feedback while you try modifying your script to, instead of looping through $searches, implode it with space "glue". An example would be: var_dump(imap_search($stream,implode(' ', $searches))); If you continue to have issues with it, respond with the result. I'd rather not have to set up the extension on my system to test what seems like a simple EBCAK ;). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-19 19:30:53] hm2k@php.net Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.imap-search --- The imap_search() function almost always returns false with no hint or indication as to why. Test script: --------------- <pre> <?php ini_set('display_errors','On'); error_reporting(E_ALL); include 'settings.php'; //connect to mailbox $stream=imap_open('{'.$host.'/imap/notls/norsh/novalidate-cert/readonly}INBOX',$user,$pass,OP_SILENT); echo "imap_mailboxmsginfo\n"; var_dump(imap_mailboxmsginfo($stream)); echo "\n"; //searches $searches=array(); $searches[]='ALL'; $searches[]='ANSWERED'; $searches[]='BCC "@"'; $searches[]='BEFORE 19-11-2010'; $searches[]='SINCE 1-1-1970'; $searches[]='SINCE 01-01-1970'; $searches[]='SINCE 01-Jan-1970'; $searches[]='SINCE "1-1-1970"'; $searches[]='SINCE "1-Jan-1970"'; $searches[]='SINCE "17-Jul-1996 02:44:25 -0700"'; $searches[]='SINCE "17 Nov 2008"'; foreach ($searches as $search) { echo "imap_search $search\n"; var_dump(imap_search($stream,$search)); //bool(false) if (imap_last_error()) { echo 'Error: '.imap_last_error()."\n"; } echo "\n"; } Expected result: ---------------- Returns an array of message numbers or UIDs. Actual result: -------------- imap_mailboxmsginfo object(stdClass)#1 (8) { ["Unread"]=> int(70) ["Deleted"]=> int(0) ["Nmsgs"]=> int(974) ["Size"]=> int(19740065) ["Date"]=> string(37) "Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:50:34 +0000 (GMT)" ["Driver"]=> string(4) "imap" ["Mailbox"]=> string(96) "{mail.example.com:143/imap/notls/novalidate-cert/readonly/user="email@example.com"}INBOX" ["Recent"]=> int(0) } imap_search ALL bool(false) imap_search ANSWERED bool(false) imap_search BCC "@" bool(false) imap_search BEFORE 19-11-2010 bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: BEFORE imap_search SINCE 1-1-1970 bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: SINCE imap_search SINCE 01-01-1970 bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: SINCE imap_search SINCE 01-Jan-1970 bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: SINCE imap_search SINCE "1-1-1970" bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: SINCE imap_search SINCE "1-Jan-1970" bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: SINCE imap_search SINCE "17-Jul-1996 02:44:25 -0700" bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: SINCE imap_search SINCE "17 Nov 2008" bool(false) Error: Unknown search criterion: SINCE Notice: Unknown: Unknown search criterion: BEFORE (errflg=2) in Unknown on line 0 Notice: Unknown: Unknown search criterion: SINCE (errflg=2) in Unknown on line 0 Notice: Unknown: Unknown search criterion: SINCE (errflg=2) in Unknown on line 0 Notice: Unknown: Unknown search criterion: SINCE (errflg=2) in Unknown on line 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53361&edit=1