Issue in installing php7.2-mcrypt

Question

As I\'m trying to load mcrypt extension module from PHP 7.2.X version.
So I tried to make use of PECL library that is compatible to the current version of my PHP, in ord

Answer 1

As an alternative, you can install 7.1 version of mcrypt and create a symbolic link to it:

Install php7.1-mcrypt:

sudo apt install php7.1-mcrypt

Create a symbolic link:

sudo ln -s /etc/php/7.1/mods-available/mcrypt.ini /etc/php/7.2/mods-available

After enabling mcrypt by sudo phpenmod mcrypt, it gets available.