Question

I’ve been having some trouble getting CURL working with PHP on a server I inherited.

So far I have enabled the extension in my php.ini by uncommenting the extension=php_curl.dll line, and restarting apache.

However, I now receive the following error when starting PHP:

PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/opt/local/lib/php/extensions/php_curl.dll

The php_curl.dll file doesn’t exist in the aforementioned directory, and I can’t find anywhere legitimate to download it from(doesn’t seem to be included in PHP, or Curl).

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UPDATE
Following the steps provided in the answer here, I was able to compile a new php_curl.so file and install it to the extensions directory.

Cudos go to Francois Deschenes!!

To compile a curl.so (php_curl.dll) module from scratch:

1. Download and extract a new copy of your version of PHP.
2. Open a terminal window and go to the curl directory (Type cd php-5.3.3/ext/curl/).
3. Type phpize.
4. Type ./configure.
5. Type make.
6. Type sudo make install.
7. Uncomment extension=curl.so in your php.ini.

You should also make sure the extension is commented out before you start the processes, otherwise you may receive an error about the module already existing.

Answer 1

Following the steps provided in the answer here, I was able to compile a new php_curl.so file and install it to the extensions directory.

Cudos go to Francois Deschenes!!

To compile a curl.so (php_curl.dll) module from scratch:

1. Download and extract a new copy of your version of PHP.
2. Open a terminal window and go to the curl directory (Type cd php-5.3.3/ext/curl/).
3. Type phpize.
4. Type ./configure.
5. Type make.
6. Type sudo make install.
7. Uncomment extension=curl.so in your php.ini.

You should also make sure the extension is commented out before you start the processes, otherwise you may receive an error about the module already existing.