Friday, August 1, 2008

Enable CURL extension in XAMPP

If you want to use curl extensively in your XAMPP distribution, here are the steps :
  1. Locate your php.ini configuration

    Open http://localhost/xampp/phpinfo.php in your browser and locate for "Loaded Configuration File" entry. This php.ini file that we should edit.


  2. Edit your php.ini to enable php_curl extension

    Remove semi colon in front of php_curl.dll extension entry.










  3. Restart your XAMPP
  4. Check for your curl extension

    Open http://localhost/xampp/phpinfo.php in your browser and locate for your curl extension entry.



  5. Done