Installing mailparse php7 mbstring error

Question

I'm currently working to put our project under php7.

When trying to compile the mailparse extension or use pecl to install it, I get this error:

#error The mailparse extension requires the mbstring extension!

I did install the php7.0-mbstring and tried to put the mbstring extension with the mailparse source code. I also tried to use my old C skills and try include the libraries myself without success.

Any of you has an idea how I could solve my problem? (without editing the code like I saw in some forums)

Thanks

Weksler

Confirm both mailparse and mbstring extensions enabled by examining the output of phpinfo() – Hutchinson

After looking, I can confirm that mbstring is installed and enabled. But since mailparse doesn't get installed cause of the error, it is missing – Weksler

Answer 1

You should be able to download the mailparse source, comment out the test for HAVE_MBSTRING in mailparse.c (around line 34), and build it normally.

Here's what I did in Ubuntu 16.04 (assume 'sudo' when necessary):

cd /tmp

apt-get install php7.0-dev

pecl download mailparse

tar xvzf mailparse-3.0.2.tgz

cd mailparse-3.0.2

phpize

./configure

sed -i \
  's/^\(#error .* the mbstring extension!\)/\/\/\1/' \
  mailparse.c

make

make install

Then you just need to enable the mailparse.so module in your PHP configuration.

For Ubuntu 16.04 and PHP-FPM, you'd use:

echo "extension=mailparse.so" > \
  /etc/php/7.0/fpm/conf.d/30-mailparse.ini

service php7.0-fpm reload

Dumfound

I saw your note about "without editing code". I should mention that Zend's own help resources recommend the same fix: support.zend.com/hc/en-us/articles/… – Dumfound

I just wanted to add that phpize will not work unless you have installed php7.0-dev (e.g. sudo apt install php7.0-dev) – Dactylology

Good call, @KevinRemisoski. Thanks! – Dumfound

If you are in Ubuntu 16 LTS Its best to create symbolic link echo "extension=mailparse.so" > \ /etc/php/7.0/mods-available/mailparse.ini ln -s /etc/php/7.0/mods-available/mailparse.ini /etc/php/7.0/cli/conf.d/30-mailparse.ini ln -s /etc/php/7.0/mods-available/mailparse.ini /etc/php/7.0/cli/conf.d/30-mailparse.ini – Natividad