PHP extensions for Windows

PHP can be extended with extensions.

Scoop is necessary

This guide use scoop to install this binary, if you don't have it, check this guide

About

For some packages, you have to choose the right version of extension. It could be difficult, so I will explain it.

PHP Version

php -i | find "PHP Version"

PHP Version => 8.1.17

PHP version is PHP 8.1, so I take the php_imagick-*-8.1-*.zip version.

INFO

If you don't find your PHP version in all versions, your PHP version could be too recent, you have to wait before imagick release for your PHP version.

Thread Safety

php -i | find "Thread Safety"

Thread Safety => disabled

output

Thread Safety is disabled, so I take the php_imagick-*-nts-*.zip version (nts for Non Thread Safe).

Architecture

You have to install grep with scoop

php -i | Where-Object { $_ -like "*Architecture*" }

Architecture => x64

output

Architecture is x64, so I take the php_imagick-*x64.zip version.

imagick

You could install locally these dependencies to have binaries

scoop install imagemagick ghostscript ffmpeg

Download binary from https://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/imagick/

Example with for PHP 8.1 and Imagick v3.7.0, I choose php_imagick-3.7.0-8.1-nts-vs16-x64.zip from https://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/imagick/3.7.0/

Choose wisely your version

• php_imagick-3.7.0 is imagick version from GitHub
• 8.1 is PHP version, choose a version that match with yours.
• nts is for non thread safe, you can choose ts for thread safe if you installed PHP thread safe
• x64 is for 64 bits CPU, choose x86 for 32 bits CPU

Extract archive locally.

• Find php_imagick.dll into archive and move it to C:\Users\USERNAME\scoop\apps\php-nts\current\ext
• Locate all other .dll files and move it to C:\Users\USERNAME\scoop\apps\php-nts\current
• Add extension=imagick to C:\Users\USERNAME\scoop\apps\php8.1-nts\current\php.ini at the top of the file

Check if imagick works (with grep from scoop)

php -m | Select-String -Pattern "imagick"

rar

Download binary from https://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/rar/

Example with for PHP 8.1 and RAR v4.2.0, I choose php_rar-4.2.0-8.1-nts-vs16-x64.zip from https://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/rar/4.2.0/

• Extract archive locally.
• Find php_rar.dll into archive and move it to C:\Users\USERNAME\scoop\apps\php-nts\current\ext
• Add extension=rar to C:\Users\USERNAME\scoop\apps\php8.1-nts\current\php.ini at the top of the file

Check if rar works (with grep from scoop)

php -m | Select-String -Pattern "rar"

You could install locally this dependency to have binary

scoop install unrar

pcov

Download binary from https://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/pcov/

Example with for PHP 8.1 and PCOV v1.0.11, I choose php_pcov-1.0.11-8.1-nts-vs16-x64.zip from https://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/pcov/1.0.11/

• Extract archive locally.
• Find php_pcov.dll into archive and move it to C:\Users\USERNAME\scoop\apps\php-nts\current\ext
• Add extension=pcov to C:\Users\USERNAME\scoop\apps\php8.1-nts\current\php.ini at the top of the file

Check if pcov works (with grep from scoop)

php -m | Select-String -Pattern "pcov"