How to enable cURL in PHP / XAMPP

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How do I enable cURL in PHP?

windows. Thanks David. i solved it.. Actually i did it by uncommenting the extension=php_curl.dllin the xampp\apache\bin\php.ini file — Fero, Aug 28 '09 at 14:15
A basic curl tutorial very easy to learn -> http://www.technofusions.com/curl-in-php-tutorial-basics/ — Vikrant Vir Bhalla, Jul 28 '16 at 19:34

score 227 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '15 at 15:08

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apt-get install php5-curl
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

(php4-curl if it's php4)

edited Jun 20 '15 at 15:08

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answered Aug 28 '09 at 14:13

Phil

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Note the restart is necessary. – Nelson Jan 15 '12 at 02:51
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+1 to @Nelson. The post install /looks/ like it does a restart, but it really does a reload. – freespace Feb 21 '12 at 00:55
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Nelson: It shouldn't be necessary, but it was for me. Even though apt-get restarted apache, it didn't work until I restarted it myself a 2nd time. Strange. – Nick Bolton Jun 01 '12 at 02:53
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If it fails, try to update repositories with "apt-get update" – Mathias Bak Jun 25 '12 at 19:51
Also it wasn't sufficient to *reload* apache. I had to *restart* it. – lumbric Jul 29 '12 at 10:57
Simple. Very nice – Guttemberg Nov 08 '17 at 13:14

score 132 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 06 '13 at 15:27

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Since you're using XAMPP, uncomment the line

;extension=php_curl.dll

in xampp\apache\bin\php.ini, and then restart the Apache service.

NB: In newer XAMPP versions, PHP has moved to root xampp folder xampp\php\php.ini.

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answered Aug 28 '09 at 14:26

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score 21 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 20 '15 at 15:15

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Steps for Windows 7:

Ensure that the php.ini file that the PHP engine uses is the one you think it is.
Ensure extension_dir in php.ini is correctly set to the ext folder
Ensure extension=php_curl.dll in the php.ini is uncommented

Finally and maybe the one most people don't know: 4. Ensure that there are these two files in the Windows System32 folder: libeay32.dll ssleay32.dll If not there, you may copy these two files from the php folder.

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answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:00

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Actually, this wasn't the issue, since php isn't hosted in IIS, but in Apache(with wamp). It turns out that wamp came out with incompatible versions... had to add apache 2.2.9, and php 5.3.1, and use wami tray->Apache(or PHP)->Version->____ to switch to those versions, as described here: http://stackoverflow.com/q/10939248/79444 – veljkoz Aug 24 '12 at 17:33
In addition to the 4th requirement, for win7 64bit, those 2 files should go C:\windows\SysWOW64. – felix021 Jul 02 '13 at 09:29
@WaiKit Kung you are awesome..done the 4th step and worked for me. Thank you. – Dibish Dec 28 '15 at 04:20
I had to add the following to my PHP code to get things to work: `curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);` Maybe that's the issue. – HartleySan Oct 11 '16 at 14:51
`Ensure extension_dir in php.ini is correctly set to the ext folder` That did the job for me. – Luud van Keulen Feb 26 '17 at 19:40

score 11 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 08 '12 at 00:34

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I found the file located at:

C:\xampp\php\php.ini

Uncommented:

;extension=php_curl.dll

answered Feb 08 '12 at 00:34

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score 8 · Answer 5 · answered May 15 '14 at 21:30

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For Ubuntu (and probably all Debian-Based) Linux Distributions:

sudo apt-get install php5-curl
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

You might have seen PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() before.

answered May 15 '14 at 21:30

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score 6 · Answer 6 · edited Jun 20 '15 at 15:13

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In SUSE Linux:

zypper in php5-curl
rcapache2 restart

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answered Mar 26 '12 at 22:42

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score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 28 '09 at 13:59

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You compile your PHP using --with-curl.

answered Aug 28 '09 at 13:59

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score 3 · Answer 8 · edited Dec 06 '12 at 02:31

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Since XAMPP went through some modifications, the file is now at xampp/php/php.ini.

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score 3 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 09 '19 at 11:53

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PHP 7^ version:

sudo apt-get install php-curl
sudo service apache2 restart

answered Jan 09 '19 at 11:53

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sudo service apache2 reload works too, I believe the reload is more indicated to not stop the server. – Márcio Rossato Dec 16 '20 at 20:23

score 3 · Answer 10 · edited Aug 01 '17 at 09:07

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Basic tip: After enabling the CURL in php.ini file, you need to restart the web server to make it work (my experience says).

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answered Sep 30 '11 at 01:13

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score 2 · Answer 11 · edited Jun 20 '15 at 15:10

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If you're are using MAMP, cURL is enabled by default.

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answered Aug 29 '11 at 14:33

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score 1 · Answer 12 · edited Jun 20 '15 at 14:54

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Actually I did it by uncommenting extension=php_curl.dll in the xampp\apache\bin\php.ini file.

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Peter Mortensen

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answered Oct 03 '09 at 07:10

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score 0 · Answer 13 · edited Jun 20 '15 at 14:55

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You can check phpinfo() (create a script containing and browse to it). This will tell you if you really do have it enabled. If not, read here.

It is not recommended for the faint-hearted Windows developer.

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answered Aug 28 '09 at 13:59

Question Mark

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nope Mark.. I am in need to ENABLE cURL support exactly. Actually i did it by uncommenting the extension=php_curl.dllin the xampp\apache\bin\php.ini file . But it does not reflect. Any more Idea – Fero Aug 28 '09 at 14:10
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Did you restart xampp? Did you get an error in your xampp log file? Do you have php_curl.dll in your xampp php extensions directory? – Question Mark Aug 28 '09 at 14:21

score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Feb 28 '16 at 07:40

For windows OS users (It worked for me) in XAMPP.

step 1: Go to C:\xampp\php\php.ini

edit this file php.ini

find curl- you will see a line ;extension=php_curl.dll.

remove semicolon (;)extension=php_curl.dll. so this line looks like

;extension=php_curl.dll

to

extension=php_curl.dll

step 2: copy ssleay32.dll, libeay32.dll from php folder. paste it in C:\Windows\System32\

step 3: Restart the system . Curl will run successfully.

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Aug 28 '16 at 11:47

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check if curl module is available

$ ls -la /etc/php5/mods-available/

enable the curl module

$ sudo php5enmod curl

source: http://baligena.com/installing-curl-ubuntu-server/

answered Aug 28 '16 at 11:47

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered May 15 '18 at 06:33

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Check the php version, If you installed php 7.0 version

sudo apt-get install php7.0-curl
sudo service apache2 restart

If you installed php 5.6 version

sudo apt-get install php5-curl
sudo service apache2 restart

answered May 15 '18 at 06:33

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score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Mar 04 '19 at 04:45

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If none of the above solves your problem and have installed with php-x86 (Windows 32 bit), then problem may be of openssl - for more info : How to fix libeay32.dll was not found error

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score -1 · Answer 18 · edited Jun 30 '14 at 11:23

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to install php5-curl under opensuse:

sudo yast2

->software ->software management ->search for curl ->check php5-curl case and accept.

after installation you need to restart apache server

service apache2 restart

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Mehmet Emre Portakal

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