heroku buildpack that supports the php imap

Question

I am trying to locate or build a heroku buildpack that supports the php imap functions such as imap_open() Do I really need to recompile php and then store the binary on amazon?

The current buildpack I am using is https://github.com/Americastestkitchen/heroku-wordpress-php.git

Answer 1

I needed this feature as well, so I forked the Winglian Buildpack, added imap support and cleaned some things up. The buildpack is available here, feel free to try it out ;) https://github.com/mattiasottosson/heroku-buildpack-php

Demo app just showing php-config: php-imap.herokuapp.com