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Re: How to enable cURL php extension in Apache2?

On 6/2/2013 1:22 AM, Csanyi Pal wrote:

Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:


On 6/1/2013 6:10 PM, Csanyi Pal wrote:

Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:


On 6/1/2013 5:44 PM, Csanyi Pal wrote:

Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:


On 6/1/2013 4:34 PM, Csanyi Pal wrote:

Csanyi Pal <csanyipal@gmail.com> writes:


Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:


On 6/1/2013 3:21 PM, Csanyi Pal wrote:

Csanyi Pal <csanyipal@gmail.com> writes:


Hi,

I just upgraded Squeeze to Wheezy, and have difficulties with
cURL PHP extension: I can't enable it.

I have installed following packages related to this issue:
curl, libcurl3, libcurl3-gnutls, php5-curl.

I know that cURL extension is not enabled because I want to
install Moodle and it complains about cURL extension.

How can I solve this problem?


I have in
/etc/php5/mods-available/curl.ini
; configuration for php CURL module
; priority=20
extension=curl.so

Still doesn't work cURL. Why?



What do you have in /etc/php5/mods-enabled?


I even haven't the /etc/php5/mods-enabled/ directory.


Instead, I have this symbolic link:
/etc/php5/conf.d/@20-curl.ini

that pointing to the:
-> ../mods-available/curl.ini



Sorry - you're right.  Got that mixed up with the Apache mods.

cURL *should* be installed then.


Yes, I think so too.

$ aptitude search php5-curl
i   php5-curl - CURL module for php5


I've never worked with Moodle, but a quick glance indicates it's a
web application running under Apache.  After installing the cURL
extensions, you did restart Apache, correct?


Yes, I restarted Apache2 with '/etc/init.d/apache2 restart'
command.

You can prove if cURL is installed under the Apache version of PHP
(not the same as the CLI version) with a simple page containing

only:
How could I know whether I have the Apache version of PHP
installed?
$ aptitude show php5-curl
Package: php5-curl
New: yes
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Version: 5.4.4-14
Priority: optional
Section: php
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
<pkg-php-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Architecture: powerpc
Uncompressed Size: 115 k
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcurl3 (>= 7.16.2), phpapi-20100525+lfs,
php5-common (= 5.4.4-14),
            ucf
PreDepends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~)
Description: CURL module for php5
    CURL is a library for getting files from  FTP, GOPHER, HTTP
server.
    PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a
    widely-used open source
    general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for
web development and can be embedded into HTML.
Homepage: http://www.php.net/


<?php phpinfo(); ?>



This will show all extensions loaded.  If cURL is listed, then you
should follow up with Moodle (incorrect test for cURL?).


I created the file info.php with the abowe mentioned content, and
try it out, but curl extension isn't listed there.


If it is not listed, we need to follow up more - what does it say
the config file you're using is?


Which config file do you think about?



Look at the output of your phpinfo() function - what does it show as
"Loaded configuration file"?  What about the next two boxes ("Scan
this dir for additional .ini files" and "Additional .ini files
parsed"?


Loaded Configuration File:
   /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

Scan this dir for additional .ini files:
   /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d

Additional .ini files parsed:
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/gd.ini, /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/intl.ini,
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/mcrypt.ini,
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/mysql.ini,
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/mysqli.ini,
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/pdo.ini,
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/pdo_mysql.ini,
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/xcache.ini

So I don't see the content of the /etc/php5/conf.d/ directory here,
with files as: @10-pdo.ini, @20-curl.ini, ..., @20-xmlrpc.ini.

For Moodle installation both curl and xmlrpc are needed.



Hmmm, looks like it didn't install the symlink for cURL in
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d.  It should be linked to
../mods-available/curl.ini.

Not sure why this didn't happen - it should have been built as a part
of the cURL installation.


I agree with that, it should have been built as a part of the cURL
installation. Shall I fill a debian bugreport for this?
(Sorry, meant the first message to go to the list then sent it instead of cancelling it).
I don't think it's a bug - it created the symlink just fine on my test system. Did you install cURL after Apache and PHP? 


Can I manually create the symlink?
Sure, you can create any symlink. You could try purging the curl package than installing it again to see if it adds the sysmlink. Or you can just use ln to create the link.
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