The OpenSSL extension is missing on Windows while installing Composer

Question

While installing Composer for PHP, I get the following message:

The openssl extension is missing, which means that secure HTTPS transfers are impossible. If possible you should enable it or recompile php with --with-openssl

How to fix this problem?

Solution

@RiggsFolly has the right idea.

Additionally I had to:

1. Copy php.ini-development to php.ini
2. Uncomment the extension=php_openssl.dll line as described
3. Uncomment this line: extension_dir = "ext"
4. Make sure you find php_openssl.dll within that extension directory of course

Comments

[ganesh]

You can fix this by recompiling php with the --with-opensll option.

[ganesh]

As to what it is. OpenSSL is the part responsive for TLS (think httpS). It is commonly used for secure communications. Originally thi sused something called SSL but those cypers have long since been cracked and these days we use TLS, but the name of the library is unchanged.

[user3660160]

will try then i will tell you the result !

[user3660160]

didn't worked for me !

[user3660160]

THE SAME ERROR !! :(

[RiggsFolly]

Are you sure you edited the correct php.ini? There are ususlly 2 you need the one in the php folder and not the one in the apache folder

[dmeehan]

I was missing Step 1. Thank you for pointing out something so obvious and simple

[PhillipMcCubbin]

Thank you, with a minor tweak: My php.ini was missing the dll section under "Module Settings". Instead, just uncomment "extension=openssl" (without .dll extension) under "Dynamic Extensions".