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OSX: PHP Error localhost and unable to load dynamic library


How can i fix this php error?

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/php_pdo_mysql.dll' - dlopen(/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/php_pdo_mysql.dll, 9): image not found in Unknown on line 0

I am on a mac/mavericks and I have made a mistake and did a sudo cp /private/etc/php.ini.default /private/etc/php.ini so now I get the error stated above when I run php -v


Solution

  • Originally, I followed these step-by-step guides to set up apache, php, mysql, etc and and get my localhost working:

    1. http://brianflove.com/2013/10/23/os-x-mavericks-and-apache/
    2. http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/install-mcrypt-php-mac-osx-10-9-mavericks-development-server/

    Then, I accidentally replaced my php.ini file and got the error stated above in the question. Actually, at first I got the mcrypt missing error.

    So, after fixing all of these, I had few things left to do in the php.ini file:

    1. Declared mcrypt like this: extension=mcrypt.so

    2. Uncommented the extension_dir line and added: extension_dir = "/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/"

    3. I commented out the line: extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

    4. Done a sudo apachectl restart

    Finally, everything works as is expected.