php 7 Mcrypt PHP extension required [duplicate]

Question

hello guys l have installed php7 from this link and this link too.

but when i try to run a Laravel based project there is an error coming up as follows

Mcrypt PHP extension required.

I tried to locate mcrypt.so and change the path in mycrpt.ini but i still get the same error i only get this error i Laravel projects

It is best not to use mcrypt, it is abandonware, has not been updated in years and does not support standard PKCS#7 padding, only non-standard null padding that can't even be used with binary data. Instead consider using defuse, it is being maintained and is correct. — zaph
– zaph, Commented Apr 4, 2016 at 12:48
I'd recommend doing composer require phpseclib/mcrypt_compat. That'll install a pure-PHP mcrypt shim that'll eliminate the need for the mcrypt extension. — neubert
– neubert, Commented Aug 23, 2019 at 3:09

Artur Haddad · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-17 20:40:10Z

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Had the same issue - PHP7 missing mcrypt.

This worked for me in Ubuntu Please try below commands.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mcrypt php7.0-mcrypt
sudo apt-get upgrade

Then restarts apache

sudo service apache2 restart

Hope this commands helps!

Artur Haddad

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answered Apr 4, 2016 at 12:31

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For anyone reading my comment, don't forget to restart apache

Could your maybe add in the answer that it is deprecated in 7.1.x and will be removed in 7.2.x? Source: php.net/manual/de/migration71.deprecated.php

@Ankit Sompura please tell the solution for windows