Bug #77503 [Opn]: COM does not work in v5.6

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77503&edit=1 ID: 77503 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: pch at astrowin dot org Summary: COM does not work in v5.6 Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Windows 8.1 -PHP Version: 5.6.40 +PHP Version: 7.2 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: > "Class not registered" This might be a 32bit vs. 64bit issue (aka x86 vs x64). > Fatal error: Class 'COM' not found This is almost certainly caused by the php_com_dotnet.dll not being loaded (like @nikic already suggested). Try something like: var_dump(class_exists('COM')); Also note that only PHP-7.2 and up will receive non-security related bug fixes. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-23 18:59:16] pch at astrowin dot org Yes, phpinfo said com_dotnet was installed and active. As I mentioned in my original note. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-23 09:30:41] nikic@php.net If it says "Class 'COM' not found", that means that the extension is not loaded. Please check if the extension is present (and not commented out) in your php.ini file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-23 00:53:45] pch at astrowin dot org Description: ------------ Using PHP v5.4.45 the following works as expected: $obj = new COM("astro_php_h.astro_php_h_class"); but in PHP v5.6.39 or 5.6.40 and above (up to and including v7.2), it does not work, always giving me an error message that "Class not registered" or this error message using XAMPP "Fatal error: Class 'COM' not found in C:\My Documents\My Webs\connexions.com\public_html\astro5\allen\test_dll.php on line 15". I am using the same everything on my computer except for the PHP version. My phpinfo() file shows that the com_dotnet extension is enabled and active. Test script: --------------- try { $obj = new COM("astro_php_h.astro_php_h_class"); } catch (com_exception $e) { echo "<br> I cannot load the DLL."; } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77503&edit=1