Help with extension_dir and mcrypt

pdempsey

I'm trying to include mcrypt support in my local dev set up of php4 ( 4.1.2 )

My path to extensions is

C:\webroot\php4\extensions

so I have the extension_dir directive set thus

extension_dir = C:/webroot/php4/extensions

When I uncomment the line for mcrypt

extension=php_mcrypt.dll

php will not load or loads corrupted.. I have to do a forced quit from the program manager to clear it..

I have tried just putting the extension in the php4 directory and I have tried every combination of paths imaginable
./
./extensions
/extenstions
/webroot/php4/extensions
/webroot/php4

etc...

Nothing seems to work..
Now I can enable other extensions. ( at least php loads.. I haven't tested to see if the extentions are actually there.

The machines OS is Win 98 .. is there a possiblity the php_mcrypt.dll build I have is for NT or 2000 only..

I also notice there is a sub directory in the main php4 branch called mcrypt which appears to have all the library items the dll would need to run.. is there a place I need to put this other than where it installed to.

Thanks in advance for any help
Paul Dempsey

pdempsey

PS...

I just ran a test using the path

extension_dir = C:\webroot\php4\extensions
and

extension_dir = C:/webroot/php4/extensions

with either path, I can turn on php_mhash and when I expose the functions with a test script.. they are there, so the path seems to be ok.. it seems to be a problem with php_mcrypt.dll..

Are there cross-dependancies to other extensions perhaps??

Paul

Anon

Err, there isn't a file for php_mcrypt.dll. As far As I remember, the libraries (libmcrypt) that are needed for this haven't and probably won't be ported over to M$Win.

pdempsey

The installer build I picked up from php.net has php_mcrypt.dll in it, and there are tons of references out on messasge board, where folks are asking where they can get it, and it sources for it being listed..

When I enable it php won't run though, so it may not be good for non NT enviroments.. I can't seem to find any documentation about this at all.

Hopefully someone out there has already solved this or knows the answer.

Paul