note 73947 added to function.imap-open

In reference to not being able to use $var in the server string: Because of the way the complex string expansion works, you would have to use a pair of { at the beginning (and if you were doing this for another reason, e.g. an echo, a pair of } at the end). It's the combination of the { and the $ in the beginning that is causing PHP 4 & 5 to "eat" the first {. Also, do not forget to end the expansion point with } after the variable name. <?php $svr = 'mail.myserver.com'; $rs = imap_open("{{$svr}:143}INBOX", 'user_id', 'password'); ?> References: See the complex string expansion section on http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php ---- Server IP: 216.194.113.175 Probable Submitter: 69.148.169.88 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imap-open.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/73947 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73947/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73947/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73947/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73947/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73947/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73947/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73947 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/73947 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php