An extension is a piece of code written in C or C++ which will be included into the PHP core when PHP starts. Normally, you have some more native functions available after including an extension. PHP ...

If you've discovered that you can't install mcrypt as you once could, fret not. Here are the steps to take so you can get that oft-used dependency installed with the help of pecl. As of PHP 7.1, the ...

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Package maintainers need to provide pre-compiled binaries for different platforms and PHP versions. These pre-compiled binary files need to be saved in a certain location, currently GitHub seems to be ...