Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45586&edit=1
ID: 45586 Updated by: [email protected] Reported by: bouke at haarsma dot eu Summary: php_mbstring must be loaded before php_exif extension in php.ini -Status: Open +Status: Assigned Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: Dynamic loading Operating System: Windows XP PHP Version: 5.2.6 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: pajoye Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: There is module dependancy system in PHP which should take care of this..perhaps it does not work under windows..? I do not know how windows binaries are build. Pierre, can you check it out? ext/exif does have dependancy set for mbstring. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-06-09 01:17:48] whistl0r+phpbug at googlemail dot com This problem also affects PHP 5.3 (tested against the latest 5.3.2 release for Windows). If you cannot change the order (I agree missingno's argumentation), this should be documented! Google for the term "php_exif not found", you will find many reports like http://eligeske.com/wordpress/php_exif-dll-the-specified-module-could-not-be- found/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-07-23 09:54:31] missingno at ifrance dot com I guess the problem comes from the fact that the extension entries are sorted by alphabetical order in the php.ini file. Correcting the order of extensions would solve the problem but would require a lot of testing because I think this problem also occurs with other extensions as well... I don't think it is such a good idea because the way the list is currently written makes it easy to find the extensions you want to activate. Also, each extension's page in the manual clearly has some sort of a FAQ regarding installation/configuration. The only problem I seen then is users that do not read the manual, but I digress... Anyway, I think this is a WONTFIX for now. One possible solution would be for extensions to manage dependancies at runtime and let the user know the steps to follow in order for the extension to work. But this would probably put to much of a burden on the developpers compared to the actual gain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-07-21 17:30:45] [email protected] Better summary. There's no crash here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-07-21 17:17:19] bouke at haarsma dot eu Description: ------------ Please see: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=27248 Also see: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=32552 Using the latest php.ini files, the problem still exists. The default order for loading the extensions is wrong and error-prone. The 'solution' as stated in the comments should also be reflected in the php.ini-file. Please note that this has been "solved" in 2005, but the bug is introduced again. Reproduce code: --------------- Enter this into php.ini: extension=php_exif.dll extension=php_mbstring.dll Solution: extension=php_mbstring.dll extension=php_exif.dll (Swaped order) Expected result: ---------------- -no error message- Actual result: -------------- -error message: "php_mbstring.dll" not found ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45586&edit=1
