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Laravel composer update fail with mbstring on Windows

I think my case is weird and I don't know exactly what my problem. I got this error message when I do composer update:

the requested PHP extension mbstring is missing from your system My environment:

  • Windows 7 x64
  • PHP 5.6 (XAMPP x32)
  • Laravel 5.4.*
  • php_mbstring already installed in C:/xampp/php/ext and set enable in php.ini
  • Restart webserver and even restart Windows several times

BUT in the end, it doesn't work.

Solution

  • The problem in this case is Windows command line permission. Just have to run the command line with admin permission.