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Installing IMP H5
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This document contains instructions for installing the IMP web-based mail
client on your system.
For information on the capabilities and features of IMP, see the file README_.
Prerequisites
=============
To function properly, IMP **requires** the following:
1. A working Horde installation.
IMP runs within the `Horde Application Framework`_, a set of common tools
for web applications written in PHP. You must install Horde before
installing IMP.
.. Important:: IMP H5 requires version 5.0+ of the Horde Framework -
earlier versions of Horde will not work.
.. Important:: Be sure to have completed all of the steps in the
`horde/docs/INSTALL`_ file for the Horde Framework before
installing IMP. Many of IMP's prerequisites are also Horde
prerequisites. Additionally, many of IMP's optional features
are configured via the Horde install.
.. _`Horde Application Framework`: http://www.horde.org/apps/horde
2. The following PHP capabilities:
a. File Upload Support
File upload support is **required** to allow attachments in mail
composition and to allow various importing features to work (e.g.
importing PGP or S/MIME keys, importing mbox files). See
`horde/docs/INSTALL`_ for instructions on how to enable file upload
support.
b. OpenSSL support ``--with-openssl``
The OpenSSL PHP extension is used by IMP to provide S/MIME support.
Without the extension, all S/MIME options will be disabled.
Additionally, the OpenSSL PHP extension is REQUIRED if using TLS or SSL
to connect to the IMAP/POP3 server.
See http://www.php.net/openssl for information on compiling OpenSSL
into PHP.
3. At least one IMAP or POP3 server.
While IMP is an application that is installed on a web server and is run
from a web browser, it is only an IMAP and POP3 *client*, like Outlook,
Apple Mail, or Thunderbird. You must have access to an IMAP or POP3
server(s) on which your users' mail is stored in order to use IMP.
IMAP is **strongly** recommended over POP3. See, e.g.,
http://staff.washington.edu/gray/papers/imap.vs.pop.brief.html
The Horde Project recommends either Cyrus or Dovecot (see
`docs/PERFORMANCE`_ for further information). Both are freely available
IMAP servers (for \*nix systems) that have been verified to work best with
IMP both feature and performance wise:
- Cyrus (http://www.cyrusimap.org/)
- Dovecot (http://www.dovecot.org/)
The IMAP server MUST support IMAP4rev1 (RFC 3501).
The POP server MUST support POP3 (RFC 1939/STD 53).
.. Note:: If using a POP server, it MUST support the UIDL capability.
POP3 support is limited to performing only basic mail actions;
on-demand filtering, searching, and sorting will be disabled.
4. Sendmail or SMTP server.
Horde/IMP sends mail via either a local sendmail or a remote SMTP server.
It is **RECOMMENDED** that SMTP be used.
See `horde/docs/INSTALL`_ for further information.
The following items are not required, but are strongly **RECOMMENDED**:
1. Turba, the Horde contacts manager.
Turba is the Horde contact management application, designed to be
integrated with other Horde applications to provide a unified interface to
contact management throughout the Horde suite.
Turba is available from:
http://www.horde.org/apps/turba
Turba provides the local address book and an LDAP directory search function
to IMP.
2. Ingo, the Horde mail filters manager.
Ingo is the Horde mail filters management application, designed to be
integrated with other Horde applications to provide a unified interface to
mail filter management throughout the Horde suite.
Ingo is available from:
http://www.horde.org/apps/ingo
Ingo provides the mail filtering interfaces to IMP.
3. A configured VFS backend.
During composition of messages, it is possible that the PHP session may
timeout. If VFS is enabled in Horde, IMP can store the draft message and
allow the user to recover the message when they next login.
The following items are not required, but if present will enable advanced
features in IMP:
1. Kronolith, the Horde calendar application.
Kronolith is the Horde calendar application, designed to be integrated with
other Horde applications to provide a unified interface to provide calendar
features throughout the Horde suite.
Kronolith is available from:
http://www.horde.org/apps/kronolith
Kronolith allows a user to create/edit calendar events based on attachments
to email messages.
You must use the 4.x branch of Kronolith.
2. Nag, the Horde tasks manager.
Nag is the Horde tasks management application, designed to be integrated
with other Horde applications to provide a unified interface to task
management throughout the Horde suite.
Nag is available from:
http://www.horde.org/apps/nag
Nag allows a user to create new tasks from individual email messages.
You must use the 4.x branch of Nag.
Installing IMP
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The **RECOMMENDED** way to install IMP is using the PEAR installer.
Alternatively, if you want to run the latest development code or get the
latest not yet released fixes, you can install IMP from Git.
Installing with PEAR
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First follow the instructions in `horde/docs/INSTALL`_ to prepare a PEAR
environment for Horde and install the Horde Framework.
When installing IMP through PEAR now, the installer will automatically install
any dependencies of IMP too. If you want to install IMP with all optional
dependencies, but without the binary PECL packages that need to be compiled,
specify both the ``-a`` and the ``-B`` flag::
pear install -a -B horde/imp
By default, only the required dependencies will be installed::
pear install horde/imp
If you want to install IMP even with all binary dependencies, you need to
remove the ``-B`` flag. Please note that this might also try to install PHP
extensions through PECL that might need further configuration or activation in
your PHP configuration::
pear install -a horde/imp
Installing from Git
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See http://www.horde.org/source/git.php
Configuring IMP
===============
1. Configuring Horde for IMP [OPTIONAL]
If you would prefer that your users authenticate directly with IMP, without
having to authenticate through Horde first, load the
``Administration/Configuration/Authentication`` page and from the ``What
backend should we use for authenticating users to Horde`` pulldown menu
select ``Let a Horde application handle authentication`` (see the note
below about new installs). Select ``imp`` from the ``The application which
is providing authentication`` pulldown menu.
.. Note:: **You will have to log in twice if you don't do this** -- Once to
Horde and a second time to IMP.
.. Note:: If this is a new install, you will not be able to configure IMP
using the Horde Administration/Configuration page if you first
enabled IMP authentication for Horde. You must set Horde to use
another authentication method (refer to the `horde/docs/INSTALL`_
file), configure IMP, then reset Horde to use IMP authentication.
One way to reset Horde in order to reach the Administration page
is to replace the Horde configuration file ``conf.php`` with the
original in ``horde/config/conf.php.dist``. You should of course
back up your current settings since they will otherwise be
permanently lost.
2. Configuring IMP
You must login to Horde as a Horde Administrator to finish the configuration
of IMP. Use the Horde ``Administration`` menu item to get to the
administration page, and then click on the ``Configuration`` icon to get the
configuration page. Select ``Mail`` from the selection list of
applications. Fill in or change any configuration values as needed. When
done click on ``Generate Mail Configuration`` to generate the ``conf.php``
file. If your web server doesn't have write permissions to the IMP
configuration directory or file, it will not be able to write the file. In
this case, go back to ``Configuration`` and choose one of the other methods
to create the configuration file ``imp/config/conf.php``.
Documentation on the format and purpose of the other configuration files in
the ``config/`` directory can be found in each file. You may create
``*.local.php`` versions of these files if you wish to customize IMP's
appearance and behavior. See the header of the configuration files for
details and examples. The defaults will be correct for most sites.
* By default, IMP is configured to NOT display text/html message parts
inline. This is done for various security reasons. If you would like to
see text/html parts inline, you must create a
``imp/config/mime_drivers.local.php`` file (or add to the existing
mime_drivers.local.php file) with the following content::
<?php
$mime_drivers['html']['inline'] = true;
3. Creating the database tables
Once you finished the configuration in the previous step, you can create all
database tables by clicking the ``DB schema is out of date`` link in the
IMP row of the configuration screen.
Alternatively, creating the IMP database tables can be accomplished with
horde's ``horde-db-migrate`` utility. If your database is properly setup in
the Horde configuration, you can run the following command::
horde/bin/horde-db-migrate imp
4. Securing IMP
Before you can secure IMP, you need a secure Horde installation. Please
read the file in `horde/docs/SECURITY`_ for Horde security information
before proceeding.
Unless steps are taken to avoid it, there are two channels by which IMP can
cause users to pass their IMAP/POP3 passwords across the network
unencrypted.
The first channel is between the browser and the Web server. We strongly
recommend using an SSL-capable Web server to give users the option of
encrypting communications between their browser and the Web server on which
IMP is running. Some sites may wish to disable non-SSL access entirely.
The second channel is between the Web server and their IMAP or POP3 server.
The simplest way to avoid this is to have the mail server running on the
same system as the Web server, and configuring IMP to connect to the IMAP
or POP3 server on ``localhost`` instead of on the Internet hostname. In
cases where that is not possible, it is highly recommended that the mail
server be located on a private, secure network. Alternatively, the mail
server can be accessed via TLS to ensure that users' passwords remain safe
after they have entrusted them to IMP (this is the default configuration).
Other security steps you can take to increase security include:
* Use session cookies instead of URL based sessions.
* Set your php ``session.entropy_length`` to a larger value (e.g. 16) and
``session.entropy_file`` to a random source (e.g. ``/dev/urandom``)
* If your database, mail server, and web server are on the same host
machine, then:
* Use unix socket database access and disable TCP database access.
* Use ``localhost`` for all TCP/IP connections to avoid the network, or
run all services on a local, private network.
5. Testing IMP
Once you have configured IMP, bring up the Horde test page in your Web
browser to ensure that all necessary prerequisites have been met. See the
`horde/docs/INSTALL`_ document for further details on the Horde test
script.
The test script will also allow you to test your connection to the mail
server and provide some auto-detected configuration parameters that can
be used to configure the mail server in ``imp/config/backends.local.php``.
Next, use IMP to login to a known working IMAP or POP3 server. Test at
least the following:
- Sending mail (via the ``Compose`` item in the menu bar).
- Setting preferences (check to see if they survive after logging out and
back in, if you are using an SQL or LDAP preferences system).
- Reading mail.
- Deleting mail.
- Flagging mail (if using IMAP).
- Changing mailboxes (if using IMAP).
6. Tuning IMP (Performance)
See `docs/PERFORMANCE`_.
Obtaining Support
=================
If you encounter problems with IMP, help is available!
The Horde Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ), available on the Web at
http://wiki.horde.org/FAQ
The Horde Project runs a number of mailing lists, for individual applications
and for issues relating to the project as a whole. Information, archives, and
subscription information can be found at
http://www.horde.org/community/mail
Lastly, Horde developers, contributors and users may also be found on IRC,
on the channel #horde on the Freenode Network (irc.freenode.net).
Please keep in mind that IMP is free software written by volunteers. For
information on reasonable support expectations, please read
http://www.horde.org/community/support
Thanks for using IMP!
The IMP team
.. _README: README
.. _`horde/docs/INSTALL`: ../../horde/docs/INSTALL
.. _`docs/PERFORMANCE`: PERFORMANCE
.. _`horde/docs/SECURITY`: ../../horde/docs/SECURITY
.. _`horde/docs/TRANSLATIONS`: ../../horde/docs/TRANSLATIONS
.. _`File Uploads`: http://wiki.horde.org/FAQ/Admin/FileUploads
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