Doc #76655 [Opn]: libsodium seems not present, "no installation needed" not true

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76655&edit=1 ID: 76655 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: it-solutions at schultz dot ch -Summary: libsodium seems not present +Summary: libsodium seems not present, "no installation needed" not true Status: Open Type: Documentation Problem Package: *Encryption and hash functions Operating System: Linux / Windows PHP Version: 7.2.8 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Unfortunately "core" can mean one of two things depending on who says it and in what context: (a) it's bundled with the PHP source and available as an extension, or (b) it's bundled with the source and baked-into PHP automatically. The former is more about the fact that it's officially maintained by the PHP "core devs", as opposed to being something third-party or in PECL, and the latter tends to mean the extension acts as a dependency for important behavior (eg, ext/tokenizer). Thing is, this is all still subject to how distributors want to deal with it. Particularly Linux, which very often separates "core" stuff into optional packages to install. The Windows download is about as close as it gets to some sort of "default" PHP installation. And with the Windows download, sodium is an extension. So it's "core" in the first sense. On Windows you can get it by enabling that extension, and on Linux you'll probably have to install some package. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-23 07:44:54] it-solutions at schultz dot ch Description: ------------ Although PHP announced that with PHP 7.2 libsodium will be part of the PHP core and available without any further action (see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/sodium.installation.php), even in the latest PHP 7.2.8 it seems not to be accessible. There are numerous reports on this issue on the web, some suggesting to install older libs (7.1) instead. I suggest the documentation clarifies, under which circumstances this new (and eagerly awaited) feature is available "out of the box" (or what steps need to be taken to do so). Test script: --------------- <?php echo (SODIUM_LIBRARY_VERSION); ?> Expected result: ---------------- shows library version number (which is stored in the named constant, see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/sodium.constants.php ) Actual result: -------------- shows the literal "SODIUM_LIBRARY_VERSION", so the constant is actually not existing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76655&edit=1