building a web-based email service

abalfazl · #1 (**permalink**) 03-01-2005, 04:04 AM

I wanna build a web-base email service.Could anyone guide me about that please?
I wanna leran to build a webmail that can

recieve,send,reply,setup new account.

like yahoo mail.
I wanna only learn and practice how to build that.
The goal is train

Can you guide me how to find useful tutorial about building a webmail by php Please?

Thanks

paulhiles · #2 (**permalink**) 03-01-2005, 05:17 AM

Hi abalfazl,

Welcome to WebProWorld!

So you're starting with the 'easy stuff' for your first post are you? :o)
EasyWebDev gave an indication on how to get started with your own PHP Webmail service.
All of this presumes you have administrative access to a web server. You will also need to set up an email server before you can start installing any webmail software.
There are three popular email programs generally found on most Apache hosted setups, NeoMail, Horde and SquirrelMail.

Installing SquirrelMail

Paul

abalfazl · #3 (**permalink**) 03-01-2005, 11:55 AM

Hello

At first,Thank you very much for great welcome

Sir ,Do you know any tutorials that get this specific?(for php webmail)
Thanks

paulhiles · #4 (**permalink**) 03-01-2005, 12:06 PM

There isn't a single tutorial resource I can point you to that covers everything. The task of setting up a web-based email service is not quite that simple!

If you're looking for an overview of the options available, then this page on "Setting up your own email service" looks a pretty good place to start. Incidentally, this was the number one result on Google when entering your original post's title.

Paul