Public bug reported: I installed php5-fpm, php5-mcrypt and nginx.
phpinfo() tells me that mcrypt in installed, but it is impossible to use it. I get the "Laravel requires the Mcrypt PHP extension. " error message when trying to use an application made with Laravel. I installed these packages a few times in the past and it happened only in Ubuntu 13.10. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: php5-mcrypt 5.4.6-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Oct 17 21:26:53 2013 Dependencies: gcc-4.8-base 4.8.1-10ubuntu8 libc6 2.17-93ubuntu4 libgcc1 1:4.8.1-10ubuntu8 libmcrypt4 2.5.8-3.1 multiarch-support 2.17-93ubuntu4 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: php-mcrypt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: php-mcrypt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy ** Description changed: I installed php5-fpm, php5-mcrypt and nginx. phpinfo() tells me that mcrypt in installed, but it is impossible to use it. I get the "Laravel requires the Mcrypt PHP extension. " error message when trying to use an application made with Laravel. + + I installed these packages a few times in the past and it happened only + in Ubuntu 13.10. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: php5-mcrypt 5.4.6-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Oct 17 21:26:53 2013 Dependencies: - gcc-4.8-base 4.8.1-10ubuntu8 - libc6 2.17-93ubuntu4 - libgcc1 1:4.8.1-10ubuntu8 - libmcrypt4 2.5.8-3.1 - multiarch-support 2.17-93ubuntu4 + gcc-4.8-base 4.8.1-10ubuntu8 + libc6 2.17-93ubuntu4 + libgcc1 1:4.8.1-10ubuntu8 + libmcrypt4 2.5.8-3.1 + multiarch-support 2.17-93ubuntu4 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: php-mcrypt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241286 Title: Mcrypt extension not recognized by php5-fpm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php-mcrypt/+bug/1241286/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs