Hey folks I am currently doing some work on PhP that requires me to parse a YAML file by using the yaml_parse_file() function. I am still new to the language and all so when I tried using that function on my unmodified XAMPP server on Windows I got the error 'function not found'. After some research I found out that you are actually supposed to install extensions on your php installation to be able to use that function. http://php.net/manual/en/yaml.setup.php this link details the installation process and I have read through it however I am confused in regards to the installation procedure. The above link states that there is not a DLL package available for download however a comment direct to this link http://pecl.php.net/package/yaml where you can clearly see a DLL Package for YAML Parser. My question is if you could please walk me through how to go about this installation procedure on a Windows Machine using XAMPP.
Edit: https://code.google.com/p/php-yaml/wiki/InstallingWithPecl this link might offer you more insight on this topic although I fail to understand how it all works :(
Edit2: I have tried to download the DLL given on the above link and add it to my php/ext folder and add an entry in php.ini extension=php_yaml.dll but when I try to test if my extension has been loaded by the following script, I get an error.
<?php
if (extension_loaded(yaml))
echo "yaml loaded :)";
else
echo "something is wrong :(";
?>
With a bit of help from the readers I seem to have narrowed down the steps to accomplish this.
php_yaml.dll file to xampp/php/ext folderphp.ini in xampp/php and add the line extension=php_yaml.dll, save and exityaml.dll file from the zip folder contents and move it to the xampp/apache/bin folderecho phpinfo();yaml on the page. If it says Enabled then your YAML Extension is working.