You must enable the openssl extension to download files via https

Question

I wanted to install Zend Framework 2. So I downloaded the skeleton application. As mentioned in the ZF2 manual, we have to issue the command

php composer.phar install 

Inside the skeleton.

But I'm getting an error

You must enable the openssl extension to download files via https

Then I enabled the ssl_module in my wamp, I checked the php_ini file and I can see the following line

extension=php_openssl.dll

Still I'm getting the same error. Anybody having any clue what I missed out?

Solution 1

PHP CLI SAPI is using different php.ini than CGI or Apache module.

Find line ;extension=php_openssl.dll in wamp/bin/php/php#.#.##/php.ini and uncomment it by removing the semicolon (;) from the beginning of the line.

Solution 2

Verify you are editing the correct php.ini file.

Reference: https://github.com/composer/composer/issues/1440

"WAMP uses different php.ini files in the CLI and for Apache. when you enable php_openssl through the WAMP UI, you enable it for Apache, not for the CLI. You need to modify C:\wamp\bin\php\php-X.Y.Z\php.ini to enable it for the CLI."

Solution 3

make sure you have correct path to extension folder

extension_dir = "ext"

by default it is commented with ; character

Solution 4

I also had the same issue while playing around Zend Framework 2 and composer. I'm using PHP 5.4 (installed via macports) and my solution was to install openssl for PHP 5.4 via macports as well.

sudo port install php54-openssl

Solution 5

I have faced this problem, but configuging openssl (also for cli) did not help.

I have updated composer and this sloved my problem.

Just type:

$ php composer.phar self-update

or

$ composer selfupdate

Good luck!

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Comments

[Diego Favero]

I also had to enable the phar extension ( extension=php_phar.dll ) and as said below, the apache ssl module !

[George D.]

"PHP CLI SAPI is using different php.ini than CGI or Apache module." That was the trick!

[Ruwantha]

who would thought that... Really... This solved the problem. Thanks

[totymedli]

If you can't find that line in your php.ini just simply add the line extension=php_openssl.dll under the Dynamic Extensions part in it.

[Shashikumar Misal]

I am Using xampp, Composer giving the same open ssl missing error even after removing the ';' of openssl extension in php.ini.

[Prabowo Murti]

If you are using Mac and port, you can select the PHP version by port select php php55 and install the extension port install php55-openssl

[im_brian_d]

this line was commented out completely and now it works

[ThaDafinser]

This is wrong. Check with phpinfo() which php.ini is used

[haakym]

important for windows installation!

[MyDaftQuestions]

Where is this line? In which file? the php.ini in 1, C:\wamp64\bin\apache OR 2. C:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.0.0 ?

[Abhijit Kumbhar]

how to edit this settings in shared hosting like godaddy

[BorisS]

Try creating php.ini in your root folder as described here: stackoverflow.com/questions/16140917/…