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php_mcrypt_installation.md

INSTALL PHP MCRYPT under XAMPP FOR WINDOWS

This is used to still support older versions of Laravel's usage of mcrypt.

  1. Download thread safe DLL file from https://pecl.php.net/package/mcrypt website. Make sure to pick which one is compatible with your PHP version.

  2. Extract files and copy the file php_mcrypt.dll xampp/php/ext

  3. Edit xampp/php/php.ini and add the following line after where all the extensions are listed.

    extension=mcrypt
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