windows.php.net: Module compiled with module API=20180731, PHP compiled with module API=20240924

[rogervila]

Description

The following code:

// Download PHP 8.4 from https://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/php-8.4.3-Win32-vs17-x64.zip
// Enable extension=openssl in php.ini
// php -v

Resulted in this output:

Warning: PHP Startup: openssl: Unable to initialize module
Module compiled with module API=20180731
PHP    compiled with module API=20240924
These options need to match
 in Unknown on line 0
PHP 8.4.3 (cli) (built: Jan 15 2025 11:04:37) (ZTS Visual C++ 2022 x64)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.4.3, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

But I expected this output instead:

PHP 8.4.3 (cli) (built: Jan 15 2025 11:04:37) (ZTS Visual C++ 2022 x64)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.4.3, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

PHP Version

8.4.3

Operating System

Windows 11

[cmb69]

Make sure that extension_dir points to the folder where the PHP 8.4 extensions are located (not the PHP 7.3 extensions). For possible follow-up issues, see #16718 (especially the links at the end of the thread).

[rogervila]

Thank you very much @cmb69

As you suggested, It has been fixed by uncommenting the extension_dir

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
; https://php.net/extension-dir
;extension_dir = "./"
; On windows:
extension_dir = "ext"  <------ uncomment this line