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How can I install mcrypt under PHP7? Laravel needs it

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php

laravel

laravel-4

php-7

mcrypt

Since Laravel4 requires mcrypt extension, and PHP7 doesn't seem to have mcrypt extension, is there any workaround for this to work?

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Bishal Paudel Avatar asked Dec 04 '15 07:12

Bishal Paudel

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Does laravel require mcrypt?

Laravel does not need mcrypt extension anymore. The best (=secure) solution is to update to Laravel >5.1 (there is no LTS before Laravel 5.2).

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You can install Mcrypt from the PHP Source Tree as a module if you choose. Enable the module by adding: 'extension=mcrypt.so' to PHP. ini. Done!

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What is mcrypt? The mcrypt extension is a replacement for the UNIX crypt command. These commands serve as a means to encrypt files on UNIX and Linux systems. The php-mcrypt extension serves as an interface between PHP and mcrypt.

2 Answers

Had the same issue - PHP7 missing mcrypt.

This worked for me. When asked, keep local PHP configuration files.

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mcrypt php7.0-mcrypt sudo apt-get upgrade

Restart FPM (or Apache or NGINX etc.) after installation.

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Ryderpro Avatar answered Sep 21 '22 07:09

Ryderpro

I'm on Mac and with laravel valet I've solved with this:

brew install php70-mcrypt

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carlituxman Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 07:09

carlituxman
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