How to install mcrypt extension in xampp

Question

how to install mcrypt in xampp on windows?

My PHP Version 7.0.5 and xampp pack have not mcrypt extension so how can i install mcryp

Answer 1

The recent versions of XAMPP for Windows runs PHP 7.x which are NOT compatible with mbcrypt. If you have a package like Laravel that requires mbcrypt, you will need to install an older version of XAMPP. OR, you can run XAMPP with multiple versions of PHP by downloading a PHP package from Windows.PHP.net, installing it in your XAMPP folder, and configuring php.ini and httpd.conf to use the correct version of PHP for your site.