How to enable PHP iconv extension on server?
A technique to encode a character is very famous in this technical world. Maybe it might be a precaution to maintain a secret right? Awesome mean! We recommend you to use an application interface program called “iconv” which runs with the main configuration of Unicode conversion to make it easy for you to encode characters. We all look for easy conversion in PHP – In that case, a facility to convert a character in an iconv will help you the most.
You will a question “What a encode mean and how it works with characters?” Iconv has a method to convert each character into numbers. In detail, an interface act as the module which assists the string of a character set transfer takes place in between sets of characters in local to next set of character.
For an instance, it will work out in the script of multilingual too. If you get an error in Magento installation it shows the error as:
Required PHP extension is not found: iconv
We found out the problem occurred while processing installation of Magento. There is no external or internal problem related to Magento instead everything winds up in one conspiracy method – It doesn’t have the module of iconv PHP.
In this article, let us see the enablement of iconv PHP extension:
For every platform, the enablement of iconv PHP extension gets differed. Let us see for the most used platforms like Linux, Windows and cPanel.
Linux:
Linux doesn’t take much time to enable iconv PHP extension. This should be our all-time process to check whether the requirement is already present or not.
So, do the execution of the below-mentioned command:
If you couldn’t find any message like it's installed already then without hesitation start the process of iconv installation.
Finally, save the changes by restarting the webserver.
Windows:
Windows usually have some procedures and codes in default. The codes and procedures run with the help of the format dll file.
Note: Check the existence of dll file
In Windows, it’s just a while to enable iconv PHP extension by opening a file “php.ini”
Run the below command:
Restart the webserver only so your modifications will get updated.
cPanel:
Here in cPanel, it will be very easy to install or enable iconv extension only if the root access is available.
Step 1: In your WHM account, based on the version select EasyApache 3 or EasyApache 4
Step 2: Here, you need to select the PHP extension and search for iconv extension.
Step 3: At the Window bottom, check the option “Provision”. Tap on it to start the installation!
However, it takes only a few seconds to install iconv in all kind of platforms. Hope, you all got the right move!
Searching for a better character encoding technique?
One of the best options is to use iconv Application Programming Interface. It converts character encoding with the help of Unicode conversion.
PHP also contains an iconv extension that uses iconv character set conversion facility.
At Bobcares, we often receive requests to setup iconv extension in PHP as part of our Server Management Services.
Today, let’s get deep into the iconv extension and discuss how our Support Engineers set it up for our customers.
Why we use PHP iconv extension?
Iconv converts character encoding by setting a unique number for every character.
The module contains an interface to iconv character set conversion facility. We use this module to transfer the character set of a string from a local character set to another character set.
This extension comes with various utility functions that help you to write multilingual scripts.
Recently, one of our customers approached us with an error related to the Magento installation. He tried to install Magento 2.0 but all his attempts showed the same error.
Required PHP extension not found: iconvOur Support Engineers checked and found that the customer uses PHP version 7. The error occurred due to the absence of iconv PHP module.
This module is vital for the installation of Magento in all PHP 7x versions.
How we enable php iconv extension?
The iconv function on different systems works differently. Usually, the supported character sets depend on the iconv implementation of the system in use.
So, we need to use different methods to enable the iconv extension on different platforms.
Let’s see how our Support Engineers enable it effectively for our customers.
1. In Linux
It is quite easy to enable iconv extension on Linux servers.
At first, we check whether the iconv module is already present or not using the command,
php -m | grep iconvIf there is no such module, we install it using the command,
yum install php7x-iconvAfter that, we restart the webserver to reflect the changes.
2. In Windows
Windows use dll file format to hold multiple codes and procedures for its programs. So, we first make sure that the dll file is present in the server.
To enable iconv extension, we initially open the php.ini file.
We add the entry for iconv extension,
extension=php_iconv.dllThe changes take effect when we restart the webserver.
3. Using cPanel
Similarly, if we have the root access, we can install iconv via WHM.
First, we log in to WHM.
Then, we choose EasyApache 4 or EasyApache 3 depending on the WHM version.
After that, choose PHP extensions from the list of options available.
Next, we choose the iconv extension based on the PHP version we use.
Finally, we click on the Provision option at the bottom of the window. And, this will install the iconv extension successfully.
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Conclusion
In short, PHP iconv extension converts character encoding with the help of Unicode conversion. Also, in today’s write-up we saw how our Support Engineers enable iconv extension in various platforms.
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