To install the mcrypt php extension, do this: sudo apt-get install php5-mcrypt. And restart the server. Sudo service apache2 restart. By the way, this might be off-topic, but let’s be honest: Laravel is a wonderful thing, but the install instructions are. Well totally incomplete.
Sometimes while installing WordPress plugins, you might come across a message to install / enable Mcrypt extension for PHP.
Mcrypt is an interface which supports a wide range of block algorithims. It support Algorithims like DES, TripleDES, GOST, OFB etc.
Mcrypt is an interface which supports a wide range of block algorithims. It support Algorithims like DES, TripleDES, GOST, OFB etc.
Note : The Mcrypt extension relies on the ‘libmcrypt’ extension, which is not maintained since 2007. So some people consider installing the extension useless. None the less some WordPress plugins do require this extension to be installed and enabled.
How to Install mcrypt extension on cPanel Servers with Easyapache 4 On easyapache 4 servers you can use yum to install PHP extensions. You must have server root. Docker run -rm -it php:7-apache php -r 'printr (getloadedextensions );' to see if the php version has mcrypt installed and if not then installing it to docker image of php should't be a big deal (let know in comment if you need info bout that).
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Step 1 : Download and isntall the mcrypt extension
Step 2 : Create a symlink for Mcrypt to mods-available
If you are running PHP-FPM your path might be like
If you get an error message like:
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This means that the extension is already installed on your server and you just need to enable it by skipping to the next step.
Step 3 : Enable Mcrypt extension
Step 4 Restart PHP and Nginx
## How to install mcrypt in php7.2
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## https://lukasmestan.com/install-mcrypt-extension-in-php7-2/
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# Check version php and pecl
#
php -v # if default php is not 7.2 then use /usr/bin/php7.2 instead php
pecl version
sudo apt-get install php-pear
sudo apt-get install php7.2-dev
# Check version php and pecl
#
php -v # if default php is not 7.2 then use /usr/bin/php7.2 instead php
pecl version
sudo apt-get install php-pear
sudo apt-get install php7.2-dev
#
# Install mcrypt extension
# see http://pecl.php.net/package-info.php?package=mcrypt&version=1.0.1
#
sudo apt-get -y install gcc make autoconf libc-dev pkg-config
sudo apt-get -y install libmcrypt-dev
sudo pecl install mcrypt-1.0.1
# Install mcrypt extension
# see http://pecl.php.net/package-info.php?package=mcrypt&version=1.0.1
#
sudo apt-get -y install gcc make autoconf libc-dev pkg-config
sudo apt-get -y install libmcrypt-dev
sudo pecl install mcrypt-1.0.1
#
# When you are shown the prompt
#
# libmcrypt prefix? [autodetect] :
# Press Enter to autodetect.
# When you are shown the prompt
#
# libmcrypt prefix? [autodetect] :
# Press Enter to autodetect.
#
# After success installing mcrypt trought pecl, you should add mcrypt.so extension to php.ini,
# The output will look like this:
#
# …
# Build process completed successfully
# Installing ‘/usr/lib/php/20170718/mcrypt.so’ —-> this is our path to mcrypt extension lib
# install ok: channel://pecl.php.net/mcrypt-1.0.1
# configuration option “php_ini” is not set to php.ini location
# You should add “extension=mcrypt.so” to php.ini
# After success installing mcrypt trought pecl, you should add mcrypt.so extension to php.ini,
# The output will look like this:
#
# …
# Build process completed successfully
# Installing ‘/usr/lib/php/20170718/mcrypt.so’ —-> this is our path to mcrypt extension lib
# install ok: channel://pecl.php.net/mcrypt-1.0.1
# configuration option “php_ini” is not set to php.ini location
# You should add “extension=mcrypt.so” to php.ini
#
# Grab installing path and add to cli and apache2 php.ini
#
# example:
sudo bash -c “echo extension=/usr/lib/php/20170718/mcrypt.so > /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/mcrypt.ini”
sudo bash -c “echo extension=/usr/lib/php/20170718/mcrypt.so > /etc/php/7.2/apache2/conf.d/mcrypt.ini”
# Grab installing path and add to cli and apache2 php.ini
#
# example:
sudo bash -c “echo extension=/usr/lib/php/20170718/mcrypt.so > /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/mcrypt.ini”
sudo bash -c “echo extension=/usr/lib/php/20170718/mcrypt.so > /etc/php/7.2/apache2/conf.d/mcrypt.ini”
# check that the extension was installed with this command:
php -i | grep mcrypt
php -i | grep mcrypt
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#
# The output will look like this:
#
# /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/mcrypt.ini
# Registered Stream Filters => zlib.*, string.rot13, string.toupper, string.tolower, string.strip_tags, convert.*, consumed, dechunk, convert.iconv.*, mcrypt.*, mdecrypt.*
# mcrypt
# mcrypt support => enabled
# mcrypt_filter support => enabled
# mcrypt.algorithms_dir => no value => no value
# mcrypt.modes_dir => no value => no value
# The output will look like this:
#
# /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/mcrypt.ini
# Registered Stream Filters => zlib.*, string.rot13, string.toupper, string.tolower, string.strip_tags, convert.*, consumed, dechunk, convert.iconv.*, mcrypt.*, mdecrypt.*
# mcrypt
# mcrypt support => enabled
# mcrypt_filter support => enabled
# mcrypt.algorithms_dir => no value => no value
# mcrypt.modes_dir => no value => no value