PHP
Live
Roundcube
Free webmail for the masses.
Caching
MySQL
Type
PHP / backend system
Stack
PHP, MySQL, jQuery
Year
2008
Duration
Multi-year
Overview
What I built & why
Browser-based IMAP webmail client with a desktop-like UI. Drag-and-drop, threaded view, address book, and rich-text composer.
Bundled with cPanel and many shared hosts since 2008; still widely used.
Highlights
Key deliverables
- ✓ IMAP + SMTP + Sieve
- ✓ Multi-language
- ✓ Address book + LDAP
- ✓ Plugin ecosystem
- ✓ Mobile-friendly skin
Process
Challenge & solution
The challenge
A patchwork of spreadsheets and three different inboxes meant nobody knew the real status of a job until the customer complained.
The solution
Rebuilt the front-end around mobile-first layouts, prefetching, and aggressive image optimisation — the new TTI is under one second.
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