Re: PEAR::IMAP vs php's imap_* functions

Hi, Borgz: Thanks for your reply first. I have decide to use imap_* funcs instead of Net_IMAP for my PHP is compiled with imap. I want to use Net_IMAP is for this reasion too, I won't to complie imap into PHP. But that is not necessary. For speed, I do it. "Borgz" <php@cipri.com> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ :20030826220324.37408.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > "Myhan" <myhan@liumeiti.com> wrote in message > news:20030826030854.32825.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > I did a simple test today to compare the speed between PEAR::IMAP lib and > > php's imap functions > > I found that PEAR::IMAP is slower than imap_* functions. > > Is it true ??? I just test list mailbox functions. > I can easily see it being slower. The Net_Imap is actually a script that > uses Net_Socket to connect to the IMAP server. > The build-in imap_* functions, ofcourse do roughly the same, bt they are > written in C, while the PEAR modules are written in PHP, which creates a > significant overhead. > > I guess the Net_Imap package, like the Mail_Mime and many other packages are > created for those cases where imap isn't compiled into PHP, but you still > need to access an IMAP server. > > Cipri