How do I install php mbstring extension in to Nginx Ubuntu

Question

I need this php extension in order to use one of my Magento extension. How do I install php mbstring extension to my Nginx Ubuntu 14.04?

Answer 1

STEP 1 - Installing mbstring

PHP mbstring extension is not enabled by default as stated in PHP docs. Try these:

PHP 5:

sudo apt-get install php5-mbstring

PHP 7:

sudo apt-get install php7.0-mbstring

Now you should see mbstring as enabled in a file with below code (check above FelixEve's answer):

<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>

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You might need to use the right extension name for your PHP version:

For example:

• for PHP 5.6: sudo apt-get install php5.6-mbstring
• for PHP 7.1: sudo apt-get install php7.1-mbstring

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STEP 2 - Restart you server:

After the installation of mbstring, you may need to restart your server (apache2 / nginx etc). Just use the following command.

sudo service apache2 restart
or
sudo service nginx restart