'curl-init()' Problem on local server - How I solved it

[samidhranjan]

Hi,

I'm not sure whether it would be silly to post this here, but since I had this problem and was able to solve it, I thought I might as well let others know.

I decided to test Socrates on a local installation first (i.e. on http://localhost running on my laptop - I'm using WAMPSERVER 2.0 on Windows XP SP2).

When I clicked on the Socrates Theme Control Section right after installation, I was asked to Activate my copy. I put in the code that was provided to me, and I got this Error message - "Call to undefined function: curl_init() ......."...!!!

Oh !!!! What to do ??? ......What was happening ...???...

After looking around a bit, I found that the "php_curl" extension on my Wampserver 2.0 was not running (it was not checked). I checked it, then reloaded (refreshed) the Socrates admin page - and lo - it was working.

This is how to do it, in case you are wondering - if you are running Wampserver 2.0 on Windows XP SP2, left-click on the Wampserver icon in the system-tray (the little tray at the very bottom-right of your screen - where you have your time and internet connection and data transfer icons). On the menu that comes up, go to PHP -> PHP EXTENSIONS -> and click on "php_curl" on the long menu that comes up. Allow a few seconds (or maybe a minute) for the changes to take place (you'll notice the Wampserver icon turn orange(-ish) and then back to white again - that's when the Changes are complete). After that simply refresh the Socrates Admin page that is open in your browser - and you should be set.

Guess if this happens on an online installation, you'll have to speak to your Hosting Provider to turn on the php-curl extension on their php installation.

Hope this helps.

Thanks.

[pmaior]

Yes this helps, just got the error for the first time. Thanks for the tip

[NickR]

Thanks for guidance on this. The process for enabling the "php_curl" extension is a little different for XAMPP users - here's a brief explanation I found: -

Just 3 easy steps.

1. Locate and open your php.ini file (if not sure open the url http://localhost/xampp/phpinfo.php, and search for the line Loaded Configuration File). Mine was in C:\xampp\php\php.ini.
2. Near line 952, uncomment extension=php_curl.dll (remove the semicolon).
3. Restart the Apache web server.

Now you should be able to use cURL PHP extension with XAMPP on Windows.

[sonny]

Works perfect!
Thanks,
Sonny

[Forum Admin]

Thank you. We always welcome tips like this.

[sharoni]

Hi guys, I'm using Xampp on Vista and have tried the fix given above but it's not working. I have 2 files: php.ini-development and php.ini-production. I've removed the semicolon from both, restarted Apache, cleared my browser cache, no joy. Any ideas?

Thanks

[sharoni]

Aha, I found another file! It's working now, thanks for the info above.

[NickR]

Aha, I found another file! It's working now, thanks for the info above.

Glad you got it working, I was just starting to scratch my head