[BlueOnyx:17705] Re: More Roundcube issues - confirmed

[Gregg]

Thanks for looking into it further. At least I know it wasn't just me. The sad part is,  I haven't seen any better web mailers out there. 

Gregg

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> On May 27, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Michael Stauber <mstauber at blueonyx.it> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gregg,
> 
>> However there are still some pear issues, like idna2 and mime.
>> If I go ahead and upgrade the PHP from the BO store, will that solve all the
>> pear issues that come with the new roundcube?
>> Or should I just keep trying to solve the dependencies?
> 
> I just tried it on 5209R with RoundCube v1.1.1:
> 
> PHP-5.4.16: (Stock PHP) Not working, blank page.
> PHP-5.3.29: Not working, complains Net_IDNA2 missing.
> PHP-5.4.40: Not working, blank page. No error shown or logged.
> PHP-5.5.25: Not working, blank page. No error shown or logged.
> PHP-5.6.8:  Not working, blank page. No error shown or logged.
> 
> The exact error message I got from PHP-5.3.29 was this:
> 
> AH01071: Got error 'PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Class 'Net_IDNA2' not
> found in
> /home/.sites/28/site1/web/roundcube/program/lib/Roundcube/bootstrap.php
> on line 440'
> 
> Which is actually this code:
> 
> if (!function_exists('idn_to_utf8'))
> {
>    function idn_to_utf8($domain)
>    {
>        static $idn, $loaded;
> 
>        if (!$loaded) {
>            $idn = new Net_IDNA2();
>            $loaded = true;
>        }
> 
>        if ($idn && $domain && preg_match('/(^|\.)xn--/i', $domain)) {
>            try {
>                $domain = $idn->decode($domain);
>            }
>            catch (Exception $e) {
>            }
>        }
>        return $domain;
>    }
> }
> 
> See http://php.net/manual/en/function.idn-to-utf8.php
> 
> Which is pretty ridiculous and utterly moronic. This code says: If the
> function 'idn_to_utf8' *not* exists in PHP (it is *only* provided by the
> optional PECL IDN extension!), then declare the function 'idn_to_utf8'
> and call the (optional) PEAR extension Net_IDNA2() to simulate that
> functionality.
> 
> I'm looking at this code and I'm like: WTF! YGBSM!!
> 
> PHP has UTF-8 handling built in since ages. There are tons of freely
> distributed Classes which handle IDN conversions. But noooooo ... these
> gentlemen now require some exotic beta-quality PECL modules which are
> not part of any PHP build by default. Neither from RedHat, CentOS, SL or
> ourselves.
> 
> FWIW:
> 
> [root at 5209r php-5.6]# /home/solarspeed/php-5.6/bin/pear install Net_IDNA2
> Failed to download pear/Net_IDNA2 within preferred state "stable",
> latest release is version 0.1.1, stability "beta", use
> "channel://pear.php.net/Net_IDNA2-0.1.1" to install
> install failed
> 
> Sooo ... beta quality as well. But once it is installed, RoundCube 1.1.1
> works with PHP-5.6.
> 
> If I try to compile the beta version of "idn" instead ...
> 
> [root at 5209r php-5.6]# /home/solarspeed/php-5.6/bin/pecl install
> channel://pecl.php.net/idn-0.2.0
> 
> ... I get tons and tons of compile errors, as that PECL module *only*
> works with PHP-5.3, but not PHP-5.4, 5.5 or 5.6.
> 
> It is a major pain in the gluteus maximus to ship pre-built PECL or PEAR
> extensions for each and any version of PHP that we support. As you can
> see: These shitty PECL modules aren't even available for some (or most!)
> PHP versions.
> 
> Sooo ... really: I'm *this* close (/me holds up thumb and index finger
> tightly pressed together) to dump RoundCube from the shop and go fishing
> for another Webmailer that doesn't suck.
> 
> -- 
> With best regards
> 
> Michael Stauber
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