How to install mcrypt extension in xampp

Question

how to install mcrypt in xampp on windows?

My PHP Version 7.0.5 and xampp pack have not mcrypt extension so how can i install mcryp

Answer 1

First, you should download the suitable version for your system from here: https://pecl.php.net/package/mcrypt/1.0.3/windows

Later, you should copy php_mcrypt.dll under ../xampp/php/ext/ and you should enable extension like extension=mcrypt from xampp/php/php.ini

Answer 2

The recent versions of XAMPP for Windows runs PHP 7.x which are NOT compatible with mbcrypt. If you have a package like Laravel that requires mbcrypt, you will need to install an older version of XAMPP. OR, you can run XAMPP with multiple versions of PHP by downloading a PHP package from Windows.PHP.net, installing it in your XAMPP folder, and configuring php.ini and httpd.conf to use the correct version of PHP for your site.

Answer 3

Right from the PHP Docs: PHP 5.3 Windows binaries uses the static version of the MCrypt library, no DLL are needed.

http://php.net/manual/en/mcrypt.requirements.php

But if you really want to download it, just go to the mcrypt sourceforge page

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mcrypt/files/?source=navbar