can't find mcrypt => Call to undefined function Laravel\mcrypt_create_iv()

Question

Trying to set up Laravel and keep getting hit with this error. I installed mcrypt through brew and it is located in /usr/local/Cellar. Any thoughts? .. It\'s not showing up

Answer 1

Just a note for people who have recently upgraded to PHP 7 - The MCRYPT library has been deprecated. If you upgraded to PHP 7 and are now seeing this error, that is why. You should switch to an alternative library, some alternatives are mentioned in this thread.