PHP doesn't load extensions specified in php.ini, but loads with dl()

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Php doesn't load extensions specified through php.ini

php -v doesn't give any errors or warnings

php -i | grep extension_dir shows that extension_dir is set to where extension files are, but they don't show up in extension list in php -m

However running php -r 'dl("apc.so"); phpinfo();' | grep apc shows that modules load normaly with dl() function.

I installed php-5.3.5 from source. Configured with

'--enable-fastcgi'
'--enable-fpm'
'--enable-mbstring'
'--enable-pdo'
'--enable-inline-optimization'
'--enable-sockets'
'--enable-zip'
'--enable-mbregex'
'--enable-xml'
'--enable-sysvsem'
'--enable-sysvshm'
'--enable-pcntl'
'--enable-ftp'
'--enable-soap'
'--enable-shmop'
'--disable-rpath'
'--disable-debug'
'--with-mcrypt'
'--with-zlib'
'--with-curl'
'--with-bz2'
'--with-mysql'
'--with-gettext'
'--with-gd'
'--with-pdo-mysql'
'--with-pcre-regex'
'--with-mhash'
'--with-pic'
'--with-zlib-dir'
'--with-ttf'
'--with-openssl'
'--with-png-dir'
'--with-libdir=lib64'
'--without-pdo-sqlite'
'--without-sqlite'

uname -a prints:

Linux ip-*-*-*-* 2.6.34.7-56.40.amzn1.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Oct 22 18:48:49 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Php runs on nginx 0.9.5 through php-fpm

The nginx restart scripts are not trustworthy. Kill the server, then restart. — mario
– mario, Commented Mar 20, 2011 at 13:05

Pascal MARTIN · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-20 12:53:17Z

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For extensions to be loaded, you must have one line such as the following one :

extension=apc.so

in the php.ini (or any other .ini file) file that's used by PHP.

If extensions load properly when you're using dl(), it means your extensions are OK (no wrong version or anything like that).

The next step, so is to :

Make sure you have added the extension=... lines to your php.ini file
Make sure you've modified the right php.ini file

You can check which php.ini file is used : it's displayed in the ouput of phpinfo().

Note : with some Linux distributions, the php.ini file used in CLI is not the same one as the one used with Apache (not sure about the one used for nginx).

answered Mar 20, 2011 at 12:53

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Nekuromento Over a year ago

php.ini was configured properly. I also scanned the system for other php.ini files, but that was the only one.

Nekuromento · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21 10:11:14Z

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Sort-of fixed this by statically linking extensions I needed in the php executable, everything works now. Server won't load xdebug extension though.

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 10:11

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Black Over a year ago

I have the same problem, my server does not load xdebug

Nikhil Kurkure · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-24 10:15:21Z

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Go to Php.ini File from phpmyadmin open in text editor and search for ;extension=php_soap.dll and just remove ; symbol and after that restart your Wamp/xamp services and then refresh your url page..enjoy

answered Aug 24, 2015 at 10:15

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Nikhil Kurkure Over a year ago

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hiro protagonist Over a year ago

i know what phpmyadmin is. but what does it have to do with the OP's question?

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