Bug #78086 [ReO]: Curl silently fails to load under mod_php

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78086&edit=1 ID: 78086 User updated by: alvaro at demogracia dot com Reported by: alvaro at demogracia dot com Summary: Curl silently fails to load under mod_php Status: Re-Opened Type: Bug Package: Apache2 related Operating System: Windows 10 PHP Version: 7.3.6 Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: With an absolute path: PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'curl' (tried: C:\\Opt\\PHP\\ext\\curl (No se puede encontrar el m\xef\xbf\xbddulo especificado.), C:\\Opt\\PHP\\ext\\php_curl.dll (No se encontr\xef\xbf\xbd el proceso especificado.)) in Unknown on line 0 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-19 09:02:48] cmb@php.net Thanks for the feedback! Have you tried to use an absolute path for extension_dir? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-19 08:47:14] alvaro at demogracia dot com Sorry for the delay (a trip got in between). I've verified to the best of my ability that: - PHP directory belongs to PATH - Apache recognises such PATH - Apache finds and loads successfully the copy of libssh2.dll provided by PHP binaries (according to Process Monitor) ... yet Curl is still unavailable under Apache (though it loads fine in command-line): PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'curl' (tried: ext\\curl (No se puede encontrar el m\xef\xbf\xbddulo especificado.), ext\\php_curl.dll (No se encontr\xef\xbf\xbd el proceso especificado.)) in Unknown on line 0 I've also tried almost every 7.3.x release for Win64 and learnt that: - 7.3.0 and 7.3.2 work fine. - 7.3.3 to 7.3.6 fail. I mentioned I'm using symlinks—I've switched to regular directories just to be safe. I've restarted several times. Nothing changed. I'm totally clueless so far. Is there anything else you'd like me to try? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-09 04:22:05] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem. If this is not the case and you are able to provide the information that was requested earlier, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-05-31 18:16:01] cmb@php.net Any news here? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-05-30 17:38:14] requinix@php.net Apache (actually Windows) won't try to load libssh2 from the PHP directory because that's not where it knows to look: it checks the location of the executable, system directories, and the system or user PATH depending how the application is being run. And I don't know if a symlink will work, assuming it's in one of those locations of course. Put libssh2 in the Apache directory, in System32, or add PHP to the system PATH and restart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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=78086 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78086&edit=1