I think this has been solved many times here but i have not found proper answer.
I installed apache 2.4.9 x64 VC11, PHP5.5 x64 thread-safe VC11. Then I tried to install phpmyadmin but I got error.
mbstring library is not enabled
So i uncommented it in php.ini file. My php.ini file is located in c:/php/. I added this line to my httpd.conf file:
#configure the path to php.ini
PHPIniDir "c:/php/"
to set php.ini file path.
phpinfo()
says it loaded the file from c:/php. But the library mbstring is still not loaded so I can't use phpmyadmin it's not just about phpmyadmin its about I can't use any libraries that are not default installed.
And yes I tried to restart apache...and not just once :p. it still doesn't work I'm hopeless. Please help me solve this.
Ok, so after another while of hard brainstorming i figured it out. I have never had to set this but now.
Everything you have to do(check) is set the path to extension dir in your php.ini
look for line:
; On windows:
extension_dir = "c:\php\ext"
just change the path where are your extension located. If is this line commented with ; just uncomment it restart apache and you are good to go. Hope this help someone else too.