[Feature Request]: More extensions

[nam-co]

Feature Description

Instead of opening an issue for each extension we wish, easier like this

Is this feature valuable for other users as well and why?

Please don't put issues or duplicates (asking for an extension that is already on the list) just thumbs up

[nam-co]

FFMPEG: Like imagick this compresses videos

[nam-co]

puppeteer: Useful for packages like browsershot (amazing package)

[jbraband]

Is there a path to using the browsershot >puppeteer > headless chrome in Laravel Herd in 2025?

[rafaelgrube]

I often use the oci8 extension. It would be awesome if I can add other extensions.

[pyrou]

Would be definitely nice to let us pick which extension we would like to enable.

At least provide a per-php-version php.ini file, so advanced user can add their own extension=/absolute/path.so, because so far, since the php.ini file is shared across all version, no chance to add an extension that would work for multiple php version.

[ryanmortier]

sqlsrv
pdo_sqlsrv

SQL Server is a database that has first-party support through Laravel.

[KiritoXD01]

@mpociot is there any docs to follow about this one?

[ryanmortier]

@KiritoXD01 it's now included by default. https://herd.laravel.com/docs/macos/technology/php-extensions#sqlsrv

Make sure you install the ODBC drivers: https://herd.laravel.com/docs/macos/troubleshooting/odbc-drivers

[KiritoXD01]

@ryanmortier it does, but looks like is not included in the Windows Version

[renedekat]

xdebug

A debugger is an essential tool during development.

[grantholle]

ldap

[mpociot]

Taken from #47 and #26

• GRPC
• memcached

Right now, we'll just gather feedback for additional extensions and then see if/which ones we can bundle into Herd.

[piperone]

Would be awesome to see Memcached as a service one can add from the services-menu as well.

[bradgenereux]

Ghostscript: Imagick requires it for PDF operations.

[eliurkis]

sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv

SQL Server is a database that has first-party support through Laravel.

🙏

[ryanscherler]

It seems that mbregex isn't explicitly compiled with the included mbstring extension and causing issues with running Craft CMS via Herd (had to revert back to Homebrew 😔). Anybody else experience the same issue?

The error I get when running any version of Herd PHP:

error \mb_regex_encoding('UTF-8')

// call to undefined function mb_regex_encoding()

[mpociot]

It seems that mbregex isn't explicitly compiled with the included mbstring extension and causing issues with running Craft CMS via Herd (had to revert back to Homebrew 😔). Anybody else experience the same issue?

The error I get when running any version of Herd PHP:

error \mb_regex_encoding('UTF-8')



// call to undefined function mb_regex_encoding()

Please make sure that you've updated the built in PHP version via the settings screen.

[ryanscherler]

Oh ok - has this extension been enabled and addresses this error?

[Plytas]

Taken from #47 and #26

• GRPC
• memcached

Right now, we'll just gather feedback for additional extensions and then see if/which ones we can bundle into Herd.

Protobuf too.

[vincent-tarrit]

Hello ! Thank you for the app ! It looks really nice ! I'm just waiting to download because I would need the extension

IMAP

To be sure to use in all my project 😃

Thank you and I hope it will be added
Vincent

[ryanmortier]

I see in the documentation the ability to add PHP extensions: https://herd.laravel.com/docs/1/advanced-usage/additional-extensions

Does this solve this thread? I'm reformatting my macbook right now and wondering if I need to bother with Valet now.

[nicekiwi]

Not for all extensions. Some like gettext need to be enabled at compile time and cannot be added afterwards. E.g. the Homebrew version of PHP includes such extensions by default.

[s7thamon]

ldap prevents me from using herd at the moment as this is not available in pecl

[ericlbarnes]

I just needed to install Imap, and here is how I did it, which seems to work:

brew install php

brew install php-imap

Then, in Herds php.ini (Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/83/php.ini):

extension=/opt/homebrew/lib/php/20230831/imap.so

I used the docs as a guide. Hope this helps anyone else.

[mshannaq]

@ericlbarnes what if I want to install php gettext ext because Herd comes without ext-gettext support

while I run

brew install brew install gettext

I got No available formula with the name "php-gettext"

[geowrgetudor]

ext-xsl would be nice. https://github.com/veewee/xml requires it

[mpociot]

New PHP builds are currently distributed (a new 8.3 version for ARM64 is already available).
These new builds include a couple of extensions by default:

• imap
• ldap
• xsl

🎉

If you have previously installed one of those extensions manually, you might need to remove the custom extension.

[geowrgetudor]

Thanks!

[aurawindsurfing]

how about ghostsctript and imagicks?

I understand oci8 is rare but those are 2 very common extensions.

Thanks @mpociot

[mshannaq]

gmp

[dasundev]

ssh2 also needed.

[cyppe]

I have separate thread about it, but adding it here just in case this is where the focus is from Herd devs.

But either add serializers and compression to the compiled in phpredis extention. For my specific use case it's LZ4 and Igbinary that is required. But if it should be added to compiled I think it makes sense to add a few more. As least same as Forge:

forge@ma-dev-04:~$ php --ri redis

redis

Redis Support => enabled
Redis Version => 6.0.2
Redis Sentinel Version => 1.0
Available serializers => php, json, igbinary
Available compression => lzf, zstd, lz4

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Alternative approach

If that is not interesting for you for some reason, I would like that you stop compiling the redis extention and instead load it as extention so I can disable your redis.so and load my own.

My full thread here:

#470

[RyanRoberts]

Avif file format in Imagemagick would be appreciated. #935

[lucarossi77]

The pdo-firebird extension is the missing link for my projects to fully transition to herd

[Lutacon]

odbc & pdo_odbc aren't available to install with pecl

It would be nice to have them in Herd.

[helderneves91]

Does anyone work with ODBC? Can't get the connection to work since pecl can't install the extension.

[Lutacon]

I had to switch back to using docker(sail). Compile manually the extension. If you want i can send you the Dockerfile

[vikas5914]

@helderneves91 Download the driver from here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/php/download-drivers-php-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver16

[brunogoossens]

I have installed herd-lite (php.new for linux) and i want to install extra extensions. I tried the new Pie extension installer but i noticed phpize (php-dev) is not installed on my machine. Maybe shipping phpize with herd-lite is an option so users can install extra extensions?
https://github.com/php/pie

[codedusting]

@brunogoossens found any solution here? On how to install new extension apart from what comes with this php.new script?

[brunogoossens]

Not using herd-lite

[kasperhartwich]

How about ext-uuid?

It is supported if we look here.