Mcrypt not detected with Laravel installation

Question

I am trying to make a simple Laravel app.

It seems to be installed correctly but once I run:

localhost/codehero-laravel/public/

(the example code)

it shows the message: "Mcrypt PHP extension required."

It is weird because when I run php -m it appears mcrypt.

Also, if I run "$php --info | grep mcrypt" it appears:

mcrypt
mcrypt support => enabled
mcrypt_filter support => enabled
mcrypt.algorithms_dir => no value => no value
mcrypt.modes_dir => no value => no value

I tried everything I've fallen into, so please, can you help me?

Thank you very much!

It's possible that the instance of php running in the command line is not the same as the one that is running on your webserver. Check `phpinfo()` and make sure mcrypt is enabled there. — user1669496, Feb 13 '14 at 21:18

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 26 '15 at 21:49

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Depending on your OS, you might have to create a symlink to mcrypt or move the .so file into another folder.

On Ubuntu:

$ sudo php5enmod mcrypt

edited Aug 26 '15 at 21:49

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answered Feb 13 '14 at 18:45

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That was it, I had several php versions in my computer and the one I was using did not have the mcrypt.so :S Such a silly mistake, but it took me some time to realize it... – Juanjo Lainez Reche Feb 15 '14 at 11:05

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