Installing mcrypt on OSX 10.8.2 - PHP 5.3.15 with homebrew

Question

I've successfully installed mcrypt via homebrew but I'm struggling to find the path to mcrypt.so to include it as an extension in php.ini.

mcrypt was installed at /usr/local/Cellar/mcrypt/2.5.8. Tree:

-- AUTHORS
|-- ChangeLog
|-- INSTALL_RECEIPT.json
|-- NEWS
|-- README
|-- TODO
|-- bin
|   `-- libmcrypt-config
|-- include
|   |-- mcrypt.h
|   `-- mutils
|       `-- mcrypt.h
|-- lib
|   |-- libmcrypt.4.4.8.dylib
|   |-- libmcrypt.4.dylib -> libmcrypt.4.4.8.dylib
|   `-- libmcrypt.dylib -> libmcrypt.4.4.8.dylib
`-- share
    |-- aclocal
    |   `-- libmcrypt.m4
    `-- man
        `-- man3
            `-- mcrypt.3

I tried to include mcrypt.h in php.ini:

extension="/usr/local/Cellar/mcrypt/2.5.8/include/mcrypt.h"

and then restarted apache. but it didn't work.

when I run php in the terminal I get:

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library
'/usr/local/Cellar/mcrypt/2.5.8/include/mcrypt.h' - dlopen(/usr/local/Cellar/mcrypt/2.5.8/include/mcrypt.h, 9): 
image not found in Unknown on line 0

Is that what homebrew does with every package? I.e. rather than put libraries into `/usr/local/lib` it creates a directory for each? — trojanfoe, Jan 16 '13 at 11:20
it seems like it keeps all the packages at `/usr/local/Cellar/[pkg_name]/[pkg_version]` — Matanya, Jan 16 '13 at 11:23
I use macports and now I know why. That is much more sensible about installing packages. I would recommend ditching homebrew and trying macports instead... — trojanfoe, Jan 16 '13 at 11:24
Homebrew works just fine. All you needed to do was to tap the recommended php formula, and install php from within Homebrew itself $ brew tap homebrew/dupes $ brew tap josegonzalez/homebrew-php $ brew install php54 $ brew install php54-mcrypt — Gazzer, Jul 01 '13 at 10:17
Thanks @Gazzer. I believe it is better to add it as an answer — Matanya, Jul 01 '13 at 10:49

score 48 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 15 '17 at 11:25

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First check if brew is up-to-date:
brew doctor

Second install mcrypt based on php version:
brew install php53-mcrypt

NB: Step three below is not required on recent versions of brew:

Third open php.ini file and add reference:
sudo vi /private/etc/php.ini
extension="/usr/local/Cellar/php53-mcrypt/5.3.25/mcrypt.so"

Finally, restart apache:
sudo apachectl restart

edited Feb 15 '17 at 11:25

Pete Thorne

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answered May 23 '13 at 19:34

pinxi

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For someone trying to only use homebrew this was useful. – Isaias Jan 29 '14 at 22:19
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When I did `brew install php53-mcrypt`, brew told me it wasn't found, but mentioned a 'tap'. So I did `brew tap josegonzalez/php` to add that tap, and then ran `brew install php53-mcrypt` again, which installed a bunch of stuff, but eventually worked. – Tyler Collier Feb 27 '14 at 20:03
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Today with recent versions of the softwares only `brew install php56-mcrypt` is necessary. – Simon Bengtsson Oct 05 '14 at 23:42
@TylerCollier Ditto over here. – Clive Portman Nov 17 '14 at 22:47
@SimonBengtsson - yep. I am using php 5.5 and got an error after adding `extension="/usr/local/Cellar/php55-mcrypt/5.5.30/mcrypt.so"` so removed it and everything works now. – But those new buttons though.. Nov 25 '15 at 17:16
`brew install php56-mcrypt` worked for me in Yosemite and also did not include the extension in php.ini. – pedalGeoff Dec 23 '15 at 18:39
Note, the reference to tapping josegonzalez above is out of date now, his work has now been made the official branch. `brew tap homebrew/homebrew-php` will get you what you need – Pete Thorne Feb 16 '17 at 08:04

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 24 '13 at 22:30

After wondering for hours through different advices, this one worked for me (Installed via MacPorts):

Courtesy of Chris Brewer:

Download and install MacPorts from http://macports.org.

The following steps are performed in the Terminal:

Force MacPorts to update (will only work if Apple's Xcode installed):

sudo port -v selfupdate

Now, install memcached:

sudo port install php5-mcrypt

Copy the newly created shared object for mcrypt into Mac OS X’s default PHP5 extension directory:

sudo cp /opt/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/mcrypt.so /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/

Next, you need to edit php.ini to add the extensions. Find the phrase Dynamic Extensions, and add:

extension=mcrypt.so

And finally, restart Apache:

sudo apachectl restart

Thank you so much for this answer. I am on os x mountain lion and nothing else seemed to work! — pyrometer, Jul 02 '13 at 18:18

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 06 '14 at 00:50

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I've solved the problem with this

brew install php54-mcrypt --without-homebrew-php

Then I add this line to /etc/php.ini.

extension="/usr/local/Cellar/php54-mcrypt/5.4.24/mcrypt.so"

If this file doesn't exists you'll need to copy it from /etc/php.ini.default. Also I check the version of my php with php -v (And it was 5.4.x)

answered Feb 06 '14 at 00:50

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That's what I needed. Just had to do this first: brew tap josegonzalez/php – Flemming Funch Feb 07 '14 at 19:12
Error: No available formula for php54-mcrypt – A H K Jan 07 '15 at 12:56

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

I appreciate the work you did on this! This worked for me. I am on a mac and it was looking for xcode. The Developer location hadn't been set so I had to do all of this.

(RESOLVE THE DEVELOPER PATH) How can I resolve "Error: No developer directory found at /Developer"?

sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

(SIGN THE AGREEMENT TO USE XCODE)

sudo xcodebuild -license

Lastly follow the above steps!

Harish Prasanna · Answer 5 · 2016-01-08T22:29:57.650

Worked like a piece of cake with this.

$ brew install mcrypt
Warning: mcrypt-2.6.8 already installed
$ brew install php55-mcrypt
Warning: php55-mcrypt-5.5.20 already installed

Then test it out:

$ php -m | grep mcrypt
mcrypt

$ php -i | grep mcrypt
Additional .ini files parsed => /usr/local/etc/php/5.5/conf.d/ext-mcrypt.ini,
Registered Stream Filters => zlib.*, bzip2.*, convert.iconv.*, string.rot13, string.toupper, string.tolower, string.strip_tags, convert.*, consumed, dechunk, mcrypt.*, mdecrypt.*
mcrypt
mcrypt support => enabled
mcrypt_filter support => enabled
mcrypt.algorithms_dir => no value => no value
mcrypt.modes_dir => no value => no value

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 11 '15 at 08:47

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This may prove useful...

brew tap homebrew/homebrew-php
brew install php56-mcrypt

answered Oct 11 '15 at 08:47

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