Hey-hooo, i need to install the mailparse extension in order to get something running in our administration system (not plesk; also doesn't matter to solve the problem haha). In order to get mailparse running I need mbstring. So: mbstring is also listed and checked in my phpsettings in plesk. MBSTRING module for PHP default This package provides a MBSTRING module for PHP. PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. As yum install php-mbstring then httpd -k restart didn't do it for me, I think these options should be compiled, as documented here. Now, configure and build PHP. This is where you customize PHP with various options, like which extensions will be enabled. Yum install php-mbstring This is true for all Red Hat Linux-based distributions using RPM and the ’yum’ package manager; this includes RHEL, Fedora, CentOS, Mandriva, and Intrinsic Linux, among others. After that, you will need to restart your Apache service using the following command.
Mbstring extension is missing on my PHP installation. How can I enable it?
Mbstring is a non default extension, which means it won’t enabled with the normal PHP installation by default. But you can enable this module by using the configure option along with the installation process. More about Mbstring module.
The php-mbstring is part of Redhat's server optional packages. If you have a current subscirption all you need to do is to enable this repository using: root@rhel7 # subscription-manager repos -enable=rhel-7-server-optional-rpms and use yum to install php-mbstring.
In a WHM/cPanel server you can simply enable this module by using the EasyApache script. This is the inbuilt script used for rebuilding Apache and PHP on the server.
This can simply be done from the WHM panel or from the server CLI (Command Line Interface). I prefer server CLI for EasyApache. Here I’m explaining the steps to enable the PHP module Mbstring via EasyApache script.
Make sure you’ve verified the current Apache and PHP version before starting the EasyApache script. Make a copy of current Apache (/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf) and PHP (/usr/local/lib/php.ini) configuration files.
Here we go!
Steps to enable Mbstring via EasyApache script – CLI
First of all, check this module is already enabled on server. You can use the following code to check this from CLI:
cPanel updated their EasyApache script from EasyApache3 to EasyApache4 in their latest software version. And the script EasyApache 3 will stop soon. Here I am going to explain the installation of Mbstring using EasyApache 3 and EasyApache 4.
Installation using EasyApache 3
Please do follow the steps pasted below to enable Mbstring using EasyApache 3.
1. SSH to server as root.
2. Create a screen session to execute the EasyApache.
3. Execute the EasyApache script.
3. If the script prompted with a cPanel update message, hit NO and continue.
4. Click on “Customise Profile“
5. Make sure you’ve selected the Apache and PHP version correctly as you required.
6. Now click on “Exhaustive Options List.”
7. Use down arrow until you see the Mbstring extension.
8. Select it.
9. Click on “Next Step” then “Save and build.”
1o. Now check it.
That’s it dude!
This can also be done from the WHM panel, you can select it from “Home » Software.”
Install Php Mbstring Ubuntu 20.04
Installation on EasyApache 4