[Fix] “PHP Extension ##### must be loaded” message

Posted by admin on December 12, 2008 under Problems & Solutions |

Merry xmas, guys!

Problem & Solution:

I am at the installer page but it is telling me that i am missing a specific php extension.

Example message: PHP Extension “mcrypt” must be loaded

The above message tells us that your PHP do not have “mcrypt” compiled with it. You have to get your web host to re-compile PHP with “mcrypt”.

Another example:

PHP Extension “PDO_mySQL” must be loaded

This tells us that we are missing “PDO_mysql” extension for PHP on the server. Once again, you have to get your web host to re-compile PHP to include this extension.

PHP extensions that are required to run Magento:

There a few PHP extensions that are needed in order to run magento properly.

To check whether your server meet all the requirements to run magento, you may follow the instruction given in this post:

Magento Installation Requirement:

http://www.mtomto.com/8/magento-installation-requirement/

Once again, if you are looking for a reliable magento web hosting providers that support magento, feel free to check out our list of recommended web hosts over here:

http://www.mtomto.com/magento-hosting-providers/

Have a merry christmas & Happy New Year 2009!