Missleading, unhelpfull message in logs when loading curl and openssl
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Description
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Pretty standard PHP 8.3 installation on Windows with Apache 2.4.
I load this extensions:
extension_dir = "c:/Prog/PHPs/PHP83/ext"
extension=ldap
extension=curl
extension=gd
extension=mbstring
;...
extension=openssl
;...
Resulted in this output (after each Apache restart):
[01-Feb-2024 12:35:41 UTC] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'ldap' (tried: c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext\ldap (The specified module could not be found), c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext\php_ldap.dll (The specified module could not be found)) in Unknown on line 0
[01-Feb-2024 12:35:41 UTC] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'curl' (tried: c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext\curl (The specified module could not be found), c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext\php_curl.dll (The specified module could not be found)) in Unknown on line 0
[01-Feb-2024 12:35:41 UTC] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'openssl' (tried: c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext\openssl (The specified module could not be found), c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext\php_openssl.dll (The specified module could not be found)) in Unknown on line 0
But I expected this output instead:
[01-Feb-2024 12:35:41 UTC] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'ldap' (found c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext\php_ldap.dll), but was unable to load it due to: X.
Note that I'm probably missing some DLL files that cURL needs or something... I think. That is why the message is misleading. The path 'c:\Prog\PHPs\PHP83\ext' is valid, and the DLL files of the extensions are all there.
PHP Version
PHP 8.3.2
Operating System
Windows 10 22H2
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Reproduce the startup warnings on Windows 10 with PHP 8.3.2, using the extension configuration and paths shown in the issue. Trace PHP's Windows extension-loading diagnostics and make the log distinguish a missing extension DLL from a failure to load one of its dependencies; verify the resulting warning against the reported scenario.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100