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Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php

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On 5/27/2013 9:25 AM, Christoph Becker wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 5/27/2013 8:13 AM, Christoph Becker wrote:
>>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>> On 5/25/2013 6:39 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>>>> Peter H. Coffin wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:14 -0600, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>>>>>> I have been slowly building a Php/MySQL based IMAP email client.  The
>>>>>>> Php IMAP functions are well documented and easy to use.  I store
>>>>>>> messages in a MySQL database (attachments in the file system) for
>>>>>>> ease of organization, maintenance, backup and searching.  I like it
>>>>>>> enough that I want to add my existing archive of email in
>>>>>>> Thunderbird.  To do so, I need to parse mbox files and extract
>>>>>>> message headers, parts, and attachments.  Thankfully, the Php IMAP
>>>>>>> functions can be used to open and parse an mbox file (or even a
>>>>>>> single .eml file) as well as opening a stream to the server.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Using this functionality I can write a script to run on my WAMP
>>>>>>> development machine that reads the Thunderbird folder structure,
>>>>>>> parses the mbox files and saves individual messages along with their
>>>>>>> folder/subfolder path in the Thunderbird folder hierarchy.  It should
>>>>>>> be as easy as pointing it to the top of the folder structure and
>>>>>>> letting it do all the work from there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Unfortunately, it appears that the Windows Php binary is unable to
>>>>>>> connect to an mbox file, so to make my job easy, I would have to
>>>>>>> upload the entire folder structure (it is about 200MBs) to my shared
>>>>>>> host and process it there.  I would much rather "toy around" with
>>>>>>> this process on my Windows development machine and not on the shared
>>>>>>> host.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a Php bug filed for this, but it was determined that the
>>>>>>> "underlying c-client function is unable to open a file."
>>>>>>> https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=39880 - closed as "not a bug."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $mbox = imap_open('pathto/mboxfile', '', '') // works on *nix, but
>>>>>>> not on Windows.
>>>>>>>    - Notice: Unknown: Can't open mailbox mboxfiles/Inbox: no such
>>>>>>> mailbox (errflg=2) in Unknown on line 0.
>>>>>>>      (This second error is the one coming from the underlying c-client
>>>>>>> function.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, step one: quit munging stuff around and give us the EXACT code,
>>>>>> the EXACT contents of variables involved, and the EXACT error
>>>>>> messages.
>>>>>> You're not revealing national secrets by posting paths to
>>>>>> filenames, and
>>>>>> what the problem is may be in what you're changing to be more general.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used generic paths and filenames because I had tried several
>>>>> variations.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have learned that imap_open only works on a file - on a *nix web
>>>>> server - if the path to the mbox file is relative to $HOME. I have not
>>>>> found any official documentation, just forum posts saying so, and
>>>>> ... it
>>>>> is the only way I have been able to make it work.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, imap_open works for me (on the remote Linux host) if, and only
>>>>> if, I
>>>>> use:
>>>>> imap_open ('public_html/mboxfiles/Trash', '', '')
>>>>> // Trash is an mbox file I uploaded directly from my Thunderbird
>>>>> Profile
>>>>>
>>>>> On Windows
>>>>> c:/localhost is the document root
>>>>> c:/localhost/imap is where the Php scripts are located.
>>>>> c:/localhost/imap/mboxfiles is where the mbox file "Trash" is located
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried:
>>>>> imap_open('localhost/imap/mboxfiles/Trash', '', ''); // equivalent of
>>>>> being relative to $HOME on *nix
>>>>> imap_open('/imap/mboxfiles/Trash', '', ''); // absolute path from
>>>>> document root
>>>>> imap_open('mboxfiles/Trash', '', ''); // relative path
>>>>> imap_open('c:/localhost/imap/mboxfiles/Trash', '', ''); // real path on
>>>>> disk
>>>>>
>>>>> On Windows I always get these two errors (the file path changes
>>>>> accordingly):
>>>>>
>>>>> - Warning: imap_open(): Couldn't open stream
>>>>> localhost/utilities/imap/eml/Trash in
>>>>> localhost\utilities\imap\imap_save_mbox_file.php on line 127
>>>>>
>>>>> - Notice: Unknown: Can't open mailbox
>>>>> localhost/utilities/imap/eml/Trash: no such mailbox (errflg=2) in
>>>>> Unknown on line 0
>>>>>
>>>>> I have read that the second error is coming from the c-client (errflg=2
>>>>> comes from there).
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't see any of the code you listed listing the directories
>>>> imap_open() is looking in.
>>>
>>> There seems to be a misunderstanding.  Chuck is not trying to open an
>>> IMAP stream to a mail *server*, but instead to an mbox *file*.
>>> Apparently this works on Linux, but not on Windows.  According to
>>> <https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=39880> this seems to be a problem of
>>> the c-client library on Windows.
>>>
>>
>> No, there is no misunderstanding.  But he has NOT been clear on his code
>> and resulting messages.
>
> Chuck has posted the code that fails on Windows, but works on Linux, and
> posted the according error messages.
>

He has not posted matching code and error messages.

>> Also, that bug is over six years old.  I have no idea if the bug still
>> exists or not.  However, I do not consider a bug that old to still be
>> valid until proven so.
>
> The issue's state was changed to "not a bug" in 2006 already.  I
> consider this to be correct, but not for the reason given in the
> comments.  IMO the valid reason to see it as "not a bug" is, that it's
> not documented that imap_open() can be used for mbox *files*.
>

Correction - not a PHP bug.  I have seen no reference to any bug being 
pursued in IMAP code.

> However, the issue does still exist, even with the latest c-client
> library, which is from 2007.
>

And your proof that it exists in his copy of the code is?

Unlike you, I'm not willing to jump to conclusions based on over six 
year old bug reports.  I prefer to identify the problem.  It may or may 
not be as you claim.

>>>> Once again (and for the LAST TIME):
>>>>
>>>> What is the *EXACT CODE* you are using.  And what is the *EXACT MESSAGE*
>>>> you get in response?
>>>>
>>>> We can't help you if you give incomplete/confusing/incorrect
>>>> information!
>



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Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-24 15:57 -0600
  Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-25 00:40 +0200
    Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-24 21:17 -0600
    Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-05-25 09:30 +0200
      Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-25 16:19 +0200
        Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-05-25 17:19 +0200
          Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-25 17:48 +0200
            Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-05-25 20:09 +0200
  Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 19:16 -0400
    Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-24 17:40 -0600
    Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-05-25 10:50 -0500
  Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2013-05-25 18:08 +0200
  Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-05-25 11:14 -0500
    Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-25 16:39 -0600
      Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-26 23:11 -0400
        Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-27 14:13 +0200
          Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-27 08:49 -0400
            Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-27 15:25 +0200
              Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-27 10:01 -0400
                Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-27 18:08 +0200
                Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-27 19:05 -0400
                Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-28 01:42 +0200
                Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-27 19:50 -0400
                Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-29 00:17 +0200
        Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-27 17:51 -0600
          Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php (correction - ignore previous) Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-27 18:20 -0600
      Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-05-27 10:22 -0500
        Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-27 21:15 -0600
          Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-28 12:23 -0400
            Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-28 17:56 -0600
              Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-28 22:27 -0400
              Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-29 15:23 +0200
          Re: Parsing mbox files with Windows Php Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-05-29 00:08 +0200

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