LAMP mcrypt extension

Question

I am using PHP version 7.0.13 I have already installed the mcrypt package successfully.

$mcrypt -v
Mcrypt v.0.9.9 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
Linked against libmcrypt v.2.5.8
Copyright (C) 1998-2002 Nikos Mavroyanopoulos (nmav@gnutls.org)

and also

$php -m
[PHP Modules]
...
mcrypt
pcre
...

But when I use phpinfo() to check, the webpage dosen't show mcrypt information and the browser returns the error

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mcrypt_list_modes()

if I call the function.

Is there any one can help me with this?

If you look at the docs for *any* mcryopt function you will see a prominent red box that says "Warning: This function was DEPRECATED in PHP 5.5.0, and REMOVED in PHP 7.0.0. " so switch your code to OpenSSL. — Sammitch, Dec 27 '16 at 18:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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It is technically possible to use mycrypt functions in PHP 7, though it definitely has indeed been deprecated.

This answer may help you out: https://stackoverflow.com/a/35421763/5302315

The instructions are ubuntu-centric, but you should be able to work out the solution relatively simply if you're on another platform.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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answered Dec 27 '16 at 21:57

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 27 '16 at 22:50

the webpage dosen't show mcrypt information

The PHP running inside your webserver and the PHP running from the command line share a lot of files - but not all. They may have been compiled to use different config files / different extension directories. Start by checking the location for the ini file reported by php -i at the command line and phpinfo() in a php generated web page.

LAMP mcrypt extension

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