Laravel mcrypt extension not supported or deprecated

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Laravel mcrypt extension not supported or deprecated

Postby sattaking45 » 29. December 2020 08:07

Hey apachefriends Team. I came this forum due to an error causing my laravel project broken down.
I was having php version 7.2
Now when I run my laravel php framework projects It says me that your php mycrpt extension not supported or deprecated. So Now
I am unable to run my project.
Is there any alternative to mcrypt extension ,If sol please let me know
Thanks & regards
satta king team
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Re: Laravel mcrypt extension not supported or deprecated

Postby Altrea » 29. December 2020 10:03

MCrypt is marked as deprecated since PHP 7.1 and fully removed and moved to PECL in php 7.2.
http://php.net/manual/de/migration71.deprecated.php

There are some choices:
  • Use a more up to date version of Laravel. Since Laravel 5.1 Laravel has switched from MCrypt to OpenSSL.
  • Use an older version of XAMPP containing PHP 7.1
  • Try to compile MCrypt yourself from PECL or find a prebuild dll compiled against PHP 7.2 TS x64
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