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== Windows == | == Windows == | ||
To install the curl library on Windows | To install the curl library on Windows | ||
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# Open the ''php.ini'' file found in the ''php/php.ini'' folder (older versions of XAMPP use ''moodle/apache/bin'' folder) | # Open the ''php.ini'' file found in the ''php/php.ini'' folder (older versions of XAMPP use ''moodle/apache/bin'' folder) | ||
# Find the line: <code>;extension=php_curl.dll</code> | # Find the line: <code>;extension=php_curl.dll</code> | ||
# Remove the <code></code> | # Remove the <code>;</code> at the beginning of the line | ||
# Restart Apache if necessary | # Restart Apache if necessary | ||
Tip: If it appears that WAMP comes with/has a corrupt curl.dll version, see the forum.wampserver.com thread [http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2,85716,93286 Wamp Server 2.2 Windows 7 64-bit and curl not working side-by-side configuration incorrect] for details of the problem together with a fix. | |||
== Unix == | == Unix == |
Latest revision as of 08:54, 21 December 2012
Windows
To install the curl library on Windows
- Open the php.ini file found in the php/php.ini folder (older versions of XAMPP use moodle/apache/bin folder)
- Find the line:
;extension=php_curl.dll
- Remove the
;
at the beginning of the line - Restart Apache if necessary
Tip: If it appears that WAMP comes with/has a corrupt curl.dll version, see the forum.wampserver.com thread Wamp Server 2.2 Windows 7 64-bit and curl not working side-by-side configuration incorrect for details of the problem together with a fix.
Unix
To install the curl library on Unix
- You need to recompile PHP from source
- add --with-curl to the command line when you run configure
Ubuntu and Debian
To install the curl library on Ubuntu and Debian
aptitude install php5-curl
- Restart apache if necessary:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
or possibly
sudo /etc/init.d/apache restart