Error composer update php laravel? (“laravel/framework” : “~5.0”)

Question

I try to run on OSX:

$ composer update

Error:

laravel/framework v5.0.9 requires ext-mcrypt * -> the requested PHP extension mcrypt is missing from your system.

.....

Then I try to get ext-mcrypt by:

$ sudo php5enmod mcrypt

From this link

Error: php5enmod: command not found.

Then I fix it by:

$ brew install php5-mcrypt.

Error: No available formula for php5-mcrypt.

So, t try:

• $ brew install php54-mcrypt --without-homebrew-php ( Error: Unsupported PHP API Version).

• $ brew doctor

• $ brew install php5-mcrypt.

From this link

But it not work for me.

Answer 1

The best thing that I can recommend is using Laravel Homestead. It's the best way that I have found to get your thing working. It's as easy as drinking a cup of cold coffee. Homestead comes in with a lots of stuff like:

• Ubuntu 14.04
• PHP 5.6
• HHVM
• Nginx
• MySQL
• Postgres
• Node (With PM2, Bower, Grunt, and Gulp)
• Redis
• Memcached
• Beanstalkd
• Laravel Envoy
• Blackfire Profiler

And plus you can deploy multiple PHP Sites without managing anything like this.

Link: http://laravel.com/docs/5.1/homestead

Answer 2

Finally i fix this by other way:

$ brew tap homebrew/php

Then:

$ brew install php54-mcrypt

if get:

Error : Formulae found in multiple taps:

• homebrew/php/php54
• josegonzalez/php/php54

Just use: $ brew untap josegonzalez/php

Reason: josegonzalez/php moved to homebrew/php.

Thank you!