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matthew stuart
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October 14, 2018
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MAMP PRO PHP Extension mcrypt problem

  • October 14, 2018
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Hi all, I know this might not really be the place for this question, but I am getting nowhere fast and this forum often comes up trumps. I'm running MAMP PRO 4.4 with PHP7.1.13 and Apache on Mac OSX El Capitan.

I've been asked to set up a magento 2 store and during the setup process, magento runs a 'Readiness Check' and it's telling me that I don't have the mcrpyt extension installed... but I think I do because the php.ini file has extension=mcrypt.so without the ; infront of it. The mcrypt.so file is present in the php sub-directory and phpinfo() shows the configure command '--with-mcrypt=shared', but the 'Configuration' displaying all that is installed does not show content for mcrypt.

Has anybody found a way to get mcrypt installed within a version of PHP that works in MAMP PRO?

I've tried downloading other versions of PHP from php.net, but the file structure is so different, that it isn't recognised by MAMP PRO as far as I am able to do.

If you do have mycrypt running in MAMP PRO with a version of 7.1.XX, could you let me know please, and possibly what I need to do to get mine working?

I have asked in other places, but no joy yet!

Many thanks.

Mat

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Just as a 'heads up', mcrypt has been completely removed from php 7.2. So anyone relying on it should start looking at updating whatever they are using it for, and no longer use it for new sites.


you're right... the solution... (well temporary one) is to downgrade to a lower PHP build of run with  GitHub - defuse/php-encryption: Simple Encryption in PHP.  ,or  RNCryptor · GitHub  or OpenSSL

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pziecina
pziecina
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October 14, 2018

mcrypt has been abandon ware for almost 10 years, so it maybe that a 'pro' version of mamp/wamp will no longer allow its use -

http://php.net/manual/en/migration71.deprecated.php

BenPleysier
Community Expert
BenPleysierCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 14, 2018

I just noticed the version of PHP that is shown in my screen shot. How embarrassing.   I updated Wamp about two months ago. Must look into it.

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pziecina
pziecina
Legend
October 14, 2018

Just as a 'heads up', mcrypt has been completely removed from php 7.2. So anyone relying on it should start looking at updating whatever they are using it for, and no longer use it for new sites.

BenPleysier
Community Expert
BenPleysierCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 14, 2018

When I type 'localhost' in the address bar of the browser, I get the following info

I am not sure if Mamp works in the same manner. I have been told that Mamp is the Mac version of Wamp.

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