Difficulty Enabling SOAP

yproc

I am using PHP v5.1.1. It is the pre-compiled windows version. I have been having difficulty enabling SOAP.

I have checked to make sure that php_soap.dll is in my "c:\php\ext" folder.

To my php.ini file I have added:

extension=php_soap.dll

Also, to my php.ini file I have added the extensions directory:

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
extension_dir = "c:\php\ext"

I have confirmed that SOAP is not enabled using the following:

<?
phpinfo();
?>

Can someone help me figure out what I'm doing wrong and what I need to do to get SOAP enabled?

Thanks,

Yproc

dalecosp

Not being mean, but did you RTFM?

yproc

Does anyone have something more insightful to add than telling me to read the manual? I wouldn’t have posted a message here if the manual was of any help to me.

Dalecosp – Not being mean, but is this what you tell your clients in Southwest Missouri when troubleshooting for them – “read the manual?”

dalecosp

I can probably add plenty of things; but, one has to start with step one.

And, in SW Missouri, if my clients haven't bothered to read the manual, it will cost then $$$ USD to get me to do it for them. Their call, of course; if they feel they can afford it, I'll be there as soon as possible to do it for them. It's called business, and it's what I do.

Now, as this forum is free help, if and when I find more time to cogitate on this, I may have a further suggestion. ATM, it's Sunday morning, and I'm not even sure why I bothered taking time to answer this when I've a family and more important stuff.

Must've got under my skin. I apologize if the tenor of this response isn't nice...I'm still not trying to "be mean". 🙂

dalecosp

OK, to get back to this:

You've got the extension library.
You've told PHP to enable it, and where it is found.
*But, PHP doesn't seem to do what you seem to have told it to.

So:

In 'Nix land, we'd look at permissions on the object file. Don't know about windows, but might be worth a look.
Check the output of phpinfo() and make sure you are editing the correct copy of php.ini.
On my devel server, there is an "extensions.ini" file (but again, I'm talking 'Nix). In order for an extension to be loaded into the server, it must appear in this file.
Check logs for any messages relating to the problem.
Run a CLI script that calls a SOAP function, and read the error message. If the extension isn't enabled, it should be on the order of "unknown function"; otherwise, it might give a clue.
Standard Windows fix --- reboot. (Kinda figure you've done this already).

You may well have tried all these, too. But, just like RTFM, you've gotta start somewhere.

Plasma

Think it needs to go in \windows?

If you get stuck and cant be bothered, just grab nuSOAP (php4 class) that does the same thing.

dave525

Something I just recently figured out is that there are more that one copy of php.ini. such as the one located in the windows folder. also if you are using Zend platform there is one located there. just search for the file and edit the one thats being used.

dave