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PHP extension XSL – How we enable it?
PHP extension XSL help websites to generate HTML pages from XML data.
Thus it is quite inevitable in major website building platforms.
However, to enable this extension we install it and add it in the PHP configuration on the server.
At Bobcares, we often get requests to enable XSL extension, as a part of our Server Management Services.
Today, let’s see how our Support Engineers enable this extension.
What is XSL?
XSL aka eXtensible Stylesheet Language is a styling language for XML. Moreover, it is a language for expressing style sheets.
The style sheet is a collection of style rules. This describes how the different styles should appear on a webpage.
So, it describes how to display an XML document, where XML is a text-based markup language. To be more specific, XML is a text structured in a specific format.
Many PHP based web development requires XSL extension for displaying XML code on websites. For instance, the missing XSL extension in Magento installation shows up the error as,
How we enable the PHP extension XSL?
Since some applications require XSL extension, we often get requests to enable it. So, let’s discuss how we install PHP extension XSL in the server.
XSL extension in Linux servers
To enable XSL extension in Linux servers, we first check if the extension is already present in the server or not.
As a matter of fact, PHP 5 includes the XSL extension by default. Therefore, our Support Engineers use the command,
If there is no XSL extension, we install it along with the dependencies.
For instance, in a CentOS7 server, we install it using the commands:
Here, we make sure to choose the arch as i686 or x86_64 depending on the server type.
Now to enable the extension, we need to add it to the PHP configuration. For this, we create a new file named xsl.ini in /etc/php.d/ and add the following inside:
Finally, we save and close the file.
Similarly, in an Ubuntu server for the PHP version, we use the commands to install it.
Then add the extension to the PHP configuration and enable the PHP module, use the command,
Finally, we restart the webserver to make the change reflect on the server.
PHP extension XSL in Windows
In a similar way, our Support Engineers also enable the XSL module in the Windows server.
Firstly, we open the php.ini file. Then we uncomment the line,
Later, we save the file and restart the webserver.
Enable XSL using cPanel
Some customers have control panels for their servers. This makes the task of enabling PHP modules much easier. Let’s take the instance of cPanel.
This makes the XSL extension now available in the server.
After enabling the module, our Support Engineers always confirm it. For this, we check the phpinfo page in the website. It appears as,
[Need help in enabling PHP extension XSL? – We’ll help you.]
Conclusion
In short, PHP extension XSL is important for converting XML code to HTML in PHP based websites. Today, we saw how our Support Engineers enable this in various platforms.
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Community ▶ Questions ▶ How to solve Your php missing SimpleXML Extension?
My php version is PHP «7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.4»
please how do I install «SimpleXML Extension»
Please anyone know how I can do this?
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Please anyone know how I can do this?
apt install php-xml
apt install php7.2-xml
I have done this but still unable to make use of wordpress mobile app.
I learned I have to enable it on xmlrpc but there is no solution to do that as I cant figure out how it works. I tried below code on htaccess but cannot really determine how to let it work for the offical wordpress mobile app.
All I want to do is allow the app to let me post through it to my blog. Any idea?
Steve had already told me no solution but just asking should in case you have a suggestion or workaround.
Order deny,allow Request all denied Allow from 197.210.53.176
I run a couple of WordPress sites with the official mobile app and have never had to mess with XMLRPC.
This is what I did exactly by removing it and then login in to my wordpress mobile app.
Once I remove that piece of code everything works fine but if I put it back the app stops working.
Meaning I must disable xmlrpc for the app to continue working…what I was asking is if the is a trick where you can disable xmlrpc for all but whitelist wordpress mobile app alone.
That was the question. How do you guys the experts deal with a case like this because enabling the xmlrpc is a big security issue and I really want to make use of the official wordpress mobile app by automattic.
Thanks.
@skd4 & I have corresponded extensively by email about this issue. Although I’m not a WP user, it’s been my (unhappy) experience in the past that xmlrpc.php is a huge security risk. I advised him to disable it.
This depends on how the official app is architected. If the app is communicating via backend servers run by Automattic (highly likely) then you’d need to lock down the rules based on their server IPs.
@skd4 & I have corresponded extensively by email about this issue. Although I’m not a WP user, it’s been my (unhappy) experience in the past that xmlrpc.php is a huge security risk. I advised him to disable it.
I’m sorry that’s been your experience. I’ve run WP sites since around 2013, and as long as the plugins used are reputable, kept up-to-date (along with WP itself) and basic security principles are followed (password security, disabling no longer required users etc.) I (touch-wood) haven’t had an issue yet.
Without the background on what has and hasn’t already been discussed, I could only comment based on the questions asked.
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You can install the php extensions like the following
In fact you can install any PHP extension using the command above.
Please make sure you’ve ran
You might have multiple PHP installations available.
Can you please first type in
In your terminal to see which php version are you using.
Then please enter the following
This will show you all the directories where php will be found.
Thanks for your response.
PHP 5.6.40-5+ubuntu18.10.1+deb.sury.org+1 (cli) and
This seems very odd and you indeed seem to have two PHP versions.
Supposedly /usr/bin/php and /usr/bin/php5.6 should be the same thing but if you try
Does the extension actually appear?
Usually, the following works
Unless you’ve been checking the wrong php version from the command line and the extension is indeed there.
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On Windows, you have two ways to load a PHP extension: either compile it into PHP, or load the DLL. Loading a pre-compiled extension is the easiest and preferred way.
To load an extension, you need to have it available as a «.dll» file on your system. All the extensions are automatically and periodically compiled by the PHP Group (see next section for the download).
To compile an extension into PHP, please refer to building from source documentation.
To compile a standalone extension (aka a DLL file), please refer to building from source documentation. If the DLL file is available neither with your PHP distribution nor in PECL, you may have to compile it before you can start using the extension.
Where to find an extension?
PHP extensions are usually called «php_*.dll» (where the star represents the name of the extension) and they are located under the «PHP\ext» folder.
PHP ships with the extensions most useful to the majority of developers. They are called «core» extensions.
However, if you need functionality not provided by any core extension, you may still be able to find one in » PECL. The PHP Extension Community Library (PECL) is a repository for PHP Extensions, providing a directory of all known extensions and hosting facilities for downloading and development of PHP extensions.
If you have developed an extension for your own uses, you might want to think about hosting it on PECL so that others with the same needs can benefit from your time. A nice side effect is that you give them a good chance to give you feedback, (hopefully) thanks, bug reports and even fixes/patches. Before you submit your extension for hosting on PECL, please read » PECL submit.
Which extension to download?
You should keep in mind that your extension settings should match all the settings of the PHP executable you are using. The following PHP script will tell you all about your PHP settings:
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