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

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77503&edit=1 ID: 77503 User updated by: pch at astrowin dot org Reported by: pch at astrowin dot org Summary: COM does not work in v5.6 -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Windows 8.1 PHP Version: 7.2 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Close this report. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-26 02:04:08] ab@php.net @pch at astrowin dot org, this doesn't sound right. Please check what i've asked you to before sending files. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-26 01:53:22] pch at astrowin dot org I am e-mailing you directly at ab@php.net. I can send you a .zip file with the DLL and a test script. It does not appear this forum allows attachments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-25 11:44:54] ab@php.net Where do you run phpinfo(). WAMP distributions often use different php.ini for console and web server bins. Please check that, too. Also, if the assembly you use is 32-bit - use 32-bit binaries of PHP. Same for 64-bit. To register your assembly, use regsvr32 c:\path\to\my.dll. If you can share your assembly dll, i could check it, too. Hopefully that clarifies a bit more. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-24 19:39:31] pch at astrowin dot org >> var_dump(class_exists('COM')); Returns True for PHP v5.4 and PHP v5.6. >> This is almost certainly caused by the php_com_dotnet.dll not being loaded I'll say it for the 3rd time, phpinfo() says that the com_dotnet extension is loaded and active. >> This might be a 32bit vs. 64bit issue (aka x86 vs x64). I don't understand this comment when the two PHP versions are both run on the same Windows 8.1 64-bit machine, and XAMPP has been set up with the 64-bit versions. I realize it is difficult to "debug" something without it right in front of you. But can't someone take a .dll and test the COM function in different PHP versions, just as I am doing? I suspect you will see what I am talking about. In any case, for my local system, I'm thinking, "Why do I need to waste my time working with PHP v5.6 - v7.2 when they don't work like v5.4?" The only reason I need this DLL is because using exec() with Windows is very slow because of the forking that Windows does. If I could get rid of that, then I would not need the DLL, which works at least 10 times faster than exec() on Windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-01-24 12:31:30] cmb@php.net > "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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77503 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77503&edit=1