如何将PHP扩展名mcrypt添加到Laravel / Homestead？

Question

I have set up laravel/homestead , now when I use composer install on a project, I get the error message:

The requested PHP extension mcrypt is missing from your system

(I know I shouldn't use mcrypt anymore, but the project was handed over to me so I cant change this for now)

I m using PHP 7.1 (where mcrypt is marked deprecated I think but still usable if I activate it?)

php -v shows "7.1.30"

I added extension=php_mcrypt.dll into my php.ini and then restarted homestead (halt & up again) I can see the line in the php.ini now but php -m does not show mcrypt... and composer install still fails.

How can I activate mcrypt in homestead?

Answer 1

MCrypt was removed from PHP7 for one of the main reasons why you want to upgrade PHP: Security. The MCrypt library is not maintained anymore. There is no way to fix it on Windows, it's simply not there anymore. You need to change the code or downgrade (not recommended!!!).