Unable to find the wrapper "https" (PHP 5.3)

PHP
1

I have an order form that goes to UPS and gets various prices for different shipping options. Here’s the basic code that I use to do that:


$xml = arbitrary_xml_building_function();
$stream_params = array(
	'http' => array(
		'method' => 'POST',
		'header' => 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
		'content' => $xml
	)
);
$ctx = stream_context_create($stream_params);
$fp = fopen('https://wwwcie.ups.com/ups.app/xml/Rate', 'r', false, $ctx);
$response = stream_get_contents($fp);
fclose($fp);
$response = simplexml_load_string($response);
return $response;

This works on the actual server, which is using PHP 5.2.13, but I’ve recently updated my development computer to PHP 5.3.2 and I get the following error:

Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: Unable to find the wrapper “https” - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP?

Did I leave something out when I configured PHP?

2

Look at your php.ini and see if the ‘openssl’ extension is enabled or not.

If it is disabled (commented with a semi-colon), enable it then restart Apache.

3

I found this line in my php.ini file:

;extension=php_openssl.dll

I took out the semi-colon, stopped Apache, then started it. But the same warning shows up. Is there some way to verify that the extension was, in fact, enabled, perhaps in phpinfo()?

4

Yes, phpinfo() will have it. Open the info page and look for a big heading saying “openssl”.

On my server, openssl also appears under the curl heading.

5

No openssl and no curl. I searched the page for “openssl” and only found these two references to it, under “Phar”:

OpenSSL Support: disabled (install ext/openssl)

I looked in the “ext” folder of php, and found php_openssl.dll right where it should be. The ini file definitely has the appropriate line un-commented. Is it possible I’m missing certain other files?

6

Install OpenSSL:
http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

If you start PHP from the command line, it will show you errors that would otherwise not appear if you started Apache as a service.

7

That did it, thank you.

(I guess it would have been helpful to mention I was running it on Windows; mea culpa.)