PHP Warning: PHP Startup: ????????: Unable to initialize module

Question

After upgrading php from 5.1 to 5.2.10, I got the following warnings when php -v:

    # php -v
    PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: fileinfo: Unable t         


        

Answer 1

try to upgrade each of those modules using pecl command

# pecl upgrade fileinfo
# pecl upgrade memcache
# pecl upgrade mhash
# pecl upgrade readline

etc...

Answer 2

This is just describing why I had this issue in case someone finds it helpful.

My problem was that I had upgraded php with homebrew and had forced at some point the variable PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR in my profile or bashrc file so it was pointing to the old php version. Removed that line and fixed.

Answer 3

brew reinstall php56-mcrypt --build-from-source

Do this—pass the --build-from-source flag—for each module which needs to be compiled with the same version.

It may also require PHP options depending on your plugins. If so, brew reinstall php56 --with-thread-safety

To see all of the options for php[version] run brew options php56 (replacing 56 with your version)