note 126989 added to curl.installation

If trying to get installed on Windows (I was using Windows 10, Apache 2.4, PHP 8.1) and the curl module isn't loading and PHP is showing/logging the following error but <phpPath>\ext\php_curl.dll does exist: [14-Apr-2022 23:41:36 UTC] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'curl' (tried: <phpPath>\ext\curl (The specified module could not be found), <phpPath>\ext\php_curl.dll (The specified module could not be found)) in Unknown on line 0 The problem is not that it can't find the module but that it can't find its dependencies (ie <phpPath>\libcrypto-1.1.dll and libssl-1.1.dll or similar). As described in other comments, you need to add <phpPath> to the Systerm Variables, PATH variable. But, if you are starting Apache as a service, the default is for the service to run under the Local System account. In that case, ****YOU NEED TO REBOOT**** for the change in the PATH variable to be updated for the Local System account (see the following for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32068893/how-to-change-path-value-for-local-system-account-in-ms-windows) ---- Server IP: 45.112.84.4 Probable Submitter: 80.90.5.135 (proxied: 76.179.53.29) ---- Manual Page -- https://php.net/manual/en/curl.installation.php Edit -- https://main.php.net/note/edit/126989 Del: integrated -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126989/integrated Del: useless -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126989/useless Del: bad code -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126989/bad+code Del: spam -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126989/spam Del: non-english -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126989/non-english Del: in docs -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126989/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126989 Reject -- https://main.php.net/note/reject/126989 Search -- https://main.php.net/manage/user-notes.php