Upgraded your PHP from 7 to 8 on your macOS, then you might run into issues trying to start Apache when you run the command: sudo apachectl start.
The issue is, the dynamic link library of PHP for PHP 8 has been changed and is saved in a different location on your macOS file system.
After upgrading to PHP 8, you will need to comment out the config line for PHP 7 similar to what is below in the file:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
The line:
#LoadModule php7_module /usr/libexec/apache2/libphp7.so
and then copy/paste the line below to link to the correct PHP 8 DLL:
LoadModule php_module /usr/local/lib/httpd/modules/libphp.so
Also, note that the module name is not php7_module but php_module.
After doing this, try to start/restart apache again. Hope this helps!
Enjoy, and welcome to PHP 8!
Oldest comments (5)
Thanks, it looks like a nice solution but for some reason for me this works just as if php would be just disabled. Can't figure out yet.
Are you blocked anywhere for us to find a way to unblock you? Or is any part of the article unclear to you?
thanks sir, i have problem same and solve a read this article
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