Softaculous

Topic : PHP multibyte String Extension not working

Posted By: CreateSean on October 18, 2016, 6:02 pm

I just upgraded ampps to 3.6 and all is good except when I change php 7.

The CMS I'm using, Craft, requires PHP multibyte string which I've enabled via the extensions option and also checked by opening /php/php.ini and I can see it there.

extension=php_mbstring.dll

I also tried adding the following to php.ini but it didn't make a change and I've removed it.

extension_dir = "D:\Ampps\php\ext"

Please advise.

Windows 10 fully updated

Posted By: CreateSean on December 2, 2016, 8:29 pm | Post: 1

This is still a problem for me. Anyone have a suggestion?

Posted By: twitchblade on December 5, 2016, 5:47 pm | Post: 2

Ever since upgrading to 3.6 whenever I quit AMPPS and relaunch it, my app can't connect to the database stating mbstring issue.
I go to the PHP config and mbstring is still checked but I have to uncheck it then recheck it and save. Restart apache and restart mysql and then it works.
Must be a 3.6 bug.

Posted By: CreateSean on December 5, 2016, 5:50 pm | Post: 3

Quote From : twitchblade December 5, 2016, 5:47 pm

Ever since upgrading to 3.6 whenever I quit AMPPS and relaunch it, my app can't connect to the database stating mbstring issue.
I go to the PHP config and mbstring is still checked but I have to uncheck it then recheck it and save. Restart apache and restart mysql and then it works.
Must be a 3.6 bug.

I've done that and it doesn't help me.

Posted By: Rishi_P on December 6, 2016, 10:01 am | Post: 4

Try this:

Open AMPPS Control panel --> PHP Tab --> Click on Settings button --> Select Restore Default Configuration.

Posted By: CreateSean on December 6, 2016, 2:24 pm | Post: 5

Quote From : Rishi_P December 6, 2016, 10:01 am

Try this:

Open AMPPS Control panel --> PHP Tab --> Click on Settings button --> Select Restore Default Configuration.

That worked, thank you.

Posted By: scpete on January 17, 2017, 5:59 pm | Post: 6

Having the same issue on a Mac Pro running Mac OSX Yosemite 10.5.5. Restoring the default configuration works, but is this a bug that will be fixed or something that we will have to do every time we start ampps?