Enabling PHP extensions

PHP extensions add features your application may require - for example imagick for image processing, curl for API calls, mbstring for multibyte text, or zip for archives. Many applications will warn you if a required extension is missing.

To enable extensions in the DirhamHost panel:

1. Open Select PHP Version.
2. Make sure your desired PHP version is selected first.
3. On the Extensions tab, tick the extensions you need.
4. Save. Changes take effect right away.

Commonly needed extensions:

• WordPress / WooCommerce: curl, gd or imagick, mbstring, xml, zip, intl.
• Laravel: bcmath, ctype, json, mbstring, openssl, pdo, tokenizer, xml.

Note that extension choices are tied to the PHP version, so if you switch versions you may need to re-check them. If an extension you need is not listed, contact support - some modules are enabled server-wide on request. To confirm what is active, create a file with <?php phpinfo(); and open it in your browser (delete it afterwards). Need a specific extension? Ask us at support@dirhamaday.ae.