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Can't use PHP extension Mcrypt in Ubuntu 13.10 (Nginx, PHP-FPM)

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I installed a fresh Ubuntu 13.10 on my laptop. Like I usually do, I install the packages I need for Web development, which are nginx, php5-fpm, mysql, php5-mysql, php5-mcrypt and a few others.

After editing some configuration files, this usually works.

But today, since 13.10, an error appears instead of the Web page I expected.

Laravel requires the Mcrypt PHP extension.

The package php5-mcrypt has been installed and reinstalled.

The command php -m doesn't seem to show mcrypt.

Any idea where the problem could come from? I've done this setup many times and it always worked.

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answered 3 Years ago imberst · Accepted Answer

I had the same problem after I upgraded to 13.10 this evening. Apparently this is a genuine Ubuntu 13.10 bug: “phpmyadmin do not recognize php5-mcrypt”. The PHP modules got moved from the conf.d directory to the mods-available directory, and the mcrypt module got left behind.

To fix it I put a symlink to the mcrypt.ini file in the PHP config.

Apache

If you use Apache (rather than php-fpm):

sudo ln -s /etc/php5/conf.d/mcrypt.ini /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/20-mcrypt.ini

sudo service apache2 restart

php-fpm

Or for php-fpm (rather than Apache):

Make symbolic link to ini files in mods-available

sudo ln -s /etc/php5/conf.d/mcrypt.ini /etc/php5/mods-available/mcrypt.ini

Enable mods
```
sudo php5enmod mcrypt
```

Restart FPM
```
sudo service php5-fpm restart
```