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Doc Bug #64419 php.ini should have comment on path to ext directory.
Submitted: 2013-03-13 13:21 UTC Modified: 2015-06-21 04:22 UTC
Votes:3
Avg. Score:3.7 ± 1.9
Reproduced:2 of 3 (66.7%)
Same Version:1 (50.0%)
Same OS:2 (100.0%)
From: vladimir dot camaj at gmail dot com Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: No Feedback Package: *Configuration Issues
PHP Version: 5.4.12 OS: Windows only
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2013-03-13 13:21 UTC] vladimir dot camaj at gmail dot com 
Description:
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php.ini line 729:
; On windows:
extension_dir = "ext"


Test script:
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php.ini line 729(here should be note, that (some???)Windows may needs absolute path for loading extensions):
; On windows:
extension_dir = "ext"


Expected result:
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Windows(min. XP) doesn´t work with relative paths correctly. There should be the absolute path to work right("C:\PHP54\ext"). I seems that Win take the path from system path variable first. So it would be fine, if there will be some coment for this unexpected behavior. For example: "Windows may needs absolute path for loading extensions".

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 [2013-03-13 13:25 UTC] vladimir dot camaj at gmail dot com 
Some Windowses doesn´t works correctly with relative path. There should be some coment to note this.
 [2013-03-13 13:25 UTC] vladimir dot camaj at gmail dot com
-Summary: php.ini should have coment on paths to ext directoryi. +Summary: php.ini should have coment on path to ext directory.
 [2013-03-15 10:52 UTC] jhannwong at gmail dot com 
This is needed for a portable WAMP on a thumbdrive.

This should be classified as a bug, since the php.ini indicates that relative paths are to be used.
 [2013-04-27 18:59 UTC] burek021 at gmail dot com 
I just installed php (with the latest apache 2.4 from apachelounge) on Windows 
XP and Windows 7. In both php.ini-development and php.ini-production there are 
commented out lines that say:
; extension_dir = "ext"

I copied php.ini-production to php.ini. Now, when I enable two extensions, by 
uncommenting the lines:
extension=php_mysql.dll
extension=php_mysqli.dll

I should be able (after the restart of apache) to see mysql/mysqli support in 
phpinfo(), but I don't. After commenting out the following line, I'm able to see 
those 2 extensions available in phpinfo():
extension_dir = "ext"

That's why I think there is a bug on a Window OS, which prevents php from 
correctly determining its extension_dir and I could suggest that default value 
for that variable (if commented by default), on Windows, should be "ext".
 [2015-06-09 19:01 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Summary: php.ini should have coment on path to ext directory. +Summary: php.ini should have comment on path to ext directory. -Status: Open +Status: Feedback -Package: Windows Installer +Package: *Configuration Issues -Operating System: Windows +Operating System: Windows only -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2015-06-09 19:01 UTC] cmb@php.net 
I'm not aware of any problems with relative extension_dir paths on
recent PHP versions under supported Windows versions. Anybody
else? Otherwise there would be no need for additional
docs/comments.

@burek021: this is a separate issue. Please create a new ticket as
feature request.
 [2015-06-21 04:22 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
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