StevenOliver Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 By default, PHP comes with some extensions disabled. Question 1: Is there a command (via command-line) to enable ALL extensions? Question 2: Are there any drawbacks to having all extensions enabled (e.g. slows it down, conflicts, etc.)? Thank you. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310954-php-enable-all-extensions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw1500se Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 No, as far as I know they are system wide and need to be enabled in php.ini. Enabling extensions will have minimal effect as opposed to actually using them in a script. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310954-php-enable-all-extensions/#findComment-1578977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Extensions are not freebies. Most of them come with particular requirements that you must have installed. So you tell me, does it make sense to install Oracle database support on your server if your application has nothing to do with it? And all that software comes with additional risks of vulnerabilities and such. And some of them do come with some overhead even when not in use. And every time you want to update an extension you have to restart PHP. Installing and enabling extensions is easy. Don't be lazy. Get what you need, don't get what you don't need. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310954-php-enable-all-extensions/#findComment-1578981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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