How can one determine if the IMAP extension is enabled in a PHP environment, especially on different web hosting spaces?

To determine if the IMAP extension is enabled in a PHP environment, you can use the `extension_loaded` function in PHP. This function checks if a specific extension is loaded and available for use. You can use this function to check if the IMAP extension is enabled on different web hosting spaces by including it in your PHP code and then taking appropriate action based on the result.

if (extension_loaded('imap')) {
    echo 'IMAP extension is enabled';
} else {
    echo 'IMAP extension is not enabled';
}