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So, you're running PHP7.2 but [https://liorkaplan.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/php-7-2-is-coming-mcrypt-extension-isnt/ can't install php7.2-mcrypt like you used to]?
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# install dependencies
# install dependencies
sudo apt-get -y install gcc make autoconf libc-dev pkg-config
sudo apt-get -y install gcc make autoconf libc-dev pkg-config
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# use PECL to install mcrypt
# use PECL to install mcrypt
sudo pecl install mcrypt-1.0.1
sudo pecl install mcrypt-1.0.1
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Since PECL is ancient now, it doesn't actually enable the extension once it's built (unless you have PECL configured so that it knows where your php.ini file is).  You'll know that you need to do more if PECL tells you:
Since PECL is ancient now, it doesn't actually enable the extension once it's built (unless you have PECL configured so that it knows where your php.ini file is).  You'll know that you need to do more if PECL tells you:
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Or, simply ask php: <source lang="bash">php  -m</source>  If there is no 'mcrypt' in the output, PHP doesn't know that it's installed.   
Or, simply ask php: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">php  -m</syntaxhighlight>  If there is no 'mcrypt' in the output, PHP doesn't know that it's installed.   


Although you can add the required line into php.ini; on Ubuntu/Debian you will find module-specific <tt>*.ini</tt> files in <tt>/etc/php/7.2/mods-available/</tt>  Just copy one to 'mcrypt.ini', and change the contents so that it contains
Although you can add the required line into php.ini; on Ubuntu/Debian you will find module-specific <tt>*.ini</tt> files in <tt>/etc/php/7.2/mods-available/</tt>  Just copy one to 'mcrypt.ini', and change the contents so that it contains
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Once that's done, tell PHP about it:
Once that's done, tell PHP about it:
<source lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sudo phpenmod mcrypt
sudo phpenmod mcrypt
# confirm with  
# confirm with  
php -m | grep mcrypt
php -m | grep mcrypt
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>


Now, tell Apache to use your new PHP module:
Now, tell Apache to use your new PHP module:
<source lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sudo systemctl reload apache2
sudo systemctl reload apache2
# confirm with  
# confirm with  


php -i | grep mcrypt
php -i | grep mcrypt
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>


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