PHP: Fatal error: Class 'SoapClient' not found

Question

First of all, I've read this question (Fatal error: Class 'SoapClient' not found) and have everything done the answer says. But still experience an issue.

I also found similar issue here (https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64445) but it is not solved there too.

I'm trying to set up a PHP + Apache environment on Win 7 64.

1. PHP: php-5.5.17-Win32-VC11-x86. Thread safe.

2. Apache: httpd-2.4.10-win32-VC11

So, here is my C:\PHP\php.ini for SOAP. Everything is set correctly:

extension=php_soap.dll

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
; On windows:
extension_dir = "C:/PHP/ext"

[soap]
; Enables or disables WSDL caching feature.
; http://php.net/soap.wsdl-cache-enabled
soap.wsdl_cache_enabled=1

; Sets the directory name where SOAP extension will put cache files.
; http://php.net/soap.wsdl-cache-dir
soap.wsdl_cache_dir="/tmp"

; (time to live) Sets the number of second while cached file will be used
; instead of original one.
; http://php.net/soap.wsdl-cache-ttl
soap.wsdl_cache_ttl=86400

; Sets the size of the cache limit. (Max. number of WSDL files to cache)
soap.wsdl_cache_limit = 5

In C:/PHP/ext folder I have php_soap.dll file, C:\PHP\ext\php_soap.dll.

But my phpinfo(); returns ONLY this about SOAP:

I DO NOT have these settings shown:

And I get error:

Fatal error: Class 'SoapClient' not found in C:\Apache24\htdocs\myApp\src\Em\Bundle\PlatformBundle\Services\MyAppService.php on line 46

What did I miss? How to solve it?

Solution 1

This is very easy.

You work with Symfony2 i think and you use namespaces. This function is in the Root-Namespace.

use:

\SoapClient()

Otherwise you are in the namespace and they can't find the class.

You have the same Problem with the Exception class for example.

Solution 2

If you are on linux and you are missing the soap extension, like I was and you have already enabled it in php.ini then try

apt-get install php-soap
service apache2 restart

Solution 3

I had the same issue in a custom module Drupal 8.

It uses Symfony2 so just add this in controller :

use SoapClient;

Solution 4

in PHP/7.4.11 Server

In XAMPP Control Panel

1. Stop Apache Server
2. Click on Config next to Apache
3. From dropdown select PHP (php.ini)
4. Ctrl+F to find ;extension=soap and remove ; from the line.
5. Ctrl+S to save the file.
6. Start Apache again.

this steps solved my problem.

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Comments

[Green]

That's right, I had SoapClient() class call without \. I put \SoapClient() but the issue remains

[Marc Condon]

This is an especially stupid thing to research because of the confusion between Soap WSDL/XML Namespace and PHP Namespace. Thanks for the interpreting that correctly

[Kenny Grage]

For future Laravel users, also for you too, as Laravel uses Symfony. use SoapClient;