windows php curl install : recommend a good site?

Question

So I'm struggling to get php curl installed on my windows xp professional machine and I've probably tried 5 different sites which either dont' work or refers to missing file references like the ca certificates and such.

I'm looking to write a php script which logs into a site ssl, captures the page data using regex and emailing it to me. Before I can get there, I need ssl curl. I was wondering if someone can recommend a better site or tutorial which effectively walks me through that step by step.

thanks in advance.

Solution

To enable curl with php you have to follow these steps:

1. Find used php.ini file. You should just put in script (contents : <?php phpinfo(); ?>) in your inetpub, call it from browser and search for php.ini.

2. Uncomment extension=php_curl.dll. You can do this by removing ; in front of line.

3. Check that php_curl.dll exists in extension_dir . If it does not exist - download Win32 zip package of corresponding php version from http://php.net/downloads.php .

4. Check that libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll are found within path. You can get them by installing OpenSSL http://www.openssl.org/

Comments

[Kristaps]

you can edit your post. no need to add another answer :>

[Irfan]

i have php installed through IIS7 web platform installer.. im not sure where PATH is supposed to be.. but i find libeay32 and ssleay32.dll in C:\program files\PHP\v5.3 and all of the following are done and restarted.. but yet it cURL doesn't work.

[Irfan]

^ refer: serverfault.com/questions/286499/…