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Bug #80459 pecl/mcrypt is not compatible with PHP version 8.0.0
Submitted: 2020-12-02 00:23 UTC Modified: 2021-12-13 16:37 UTC
From: julien dot maurz at gmail dot com Assigned: nikic (profile)
Status: Closed Package: mcrypt related
PHP Version: 8.0.0 OS: FROM php:8.0.0-apache-buster
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2020-12-02 00:23 UTC] julien dot maurz at gmail dot com 
Description:
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I use official image docker "php:8.0.0-apache-buster"

I actually need mcrypt on my current production servers stack.

I wanted to test and bench php8.0.0 but the installation of mcrypt fails at the beginning: "pecl/mcrypt is not compatible with PHP version 8.0.0"


But the package description https://pecl.php.net/package/mcrypt says that it is supposed to be compatible : "PHP Version: PHP version 8.0.0 or older"

Test script:
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apt-get install -y libmcrypt-dev
pecl update-channels
pecl install mcrypt-1.0.3


Expected result:
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installation ok

Actual result:
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pecl/mcrypt is not compatible with PHP version 8.0.0

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 [2020-12-02 01:09 UTC] requinix@php.net 
It's a bit weird, but the configuration is

<php>
  <min>7.2.0</min>
  <max>8.0.0</max>
  <exclude>8.0.0</exclude>
</php>

which effectively means it's compatible with >=7.2.0 and <8.0.0 (aka 7.2-7.4).
So it isn't actually compatible with 8.0 yet.

Though it looks like there's been some recent activity to add support...

But please, 8.0 was *just* released. People and (non-core) extensions need time to catch up. Be patient.
 [2020-12-02 10:17 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: nikic
 [2020-12-02 10:17 UTC] nikic@php.net 
mcrypt 1.0.4 with support for PHP 8 has been released.

Please note that mcrypt is not actively maintained and may not be supported for future PHP versions.
 [2021-12-13 12:58 UTC] ataryx at hotmali dot com 
Same here, PHP 8.1.0, latest mcrypt 1.0.4

To reproduce, build the following Dockerfile:

FROM php:fpm

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libmcrypt-dev

RUN pecl update-channels && pecl install mcrypt-1.0.4 && docker-php-ext-enable mcrypt
 [2021-12-13 16:37 UTC] requinix@php.net 
@ataryx: See https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/7742
 
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