Error “mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration” in phpMyAdmin

kumkumsharma

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If you are getting “mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration” error while login in phpMyAdmin then you can follow below steps to resolve this issue.

Here are the steps to resolve this issue:
  • We have to make changes in php.ini file to resolve this error and you will find the php.ini file at below location:
Code:
C:\Program Files\PHP\v5.2
NOTE: We have used PHP version 5.2 in this example.
  • Now the most important step is to take backup of your php.ini file if in case something goes wrong then you can upload your old file. In php.ini file you have to search for extension=php_mcrypt.dll which is commented with semicolon (;).
  • Here remove the semicolon (;) and it wil uncomment your extension, now save the file.
  • If in case you are not able to find this extension in your php.ini file then you can add “extension=php_mcrypt.dll” in file and save it.
  • Now your mcrypt extemsion is enabled so you will not get the missing error. You can check this after clearing your browser cache.
 
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