Symfony config.php keeps asking for enabling intl extension, though it is enabled?

Question

I have come across this question which states exactly my problem, except that I'm using Wamp, not Xampp.

Symfony 2: Install and enable the intl extension

Though I enabled php_intl extension through the Wamp drop down menu, and making sure that the extension was not commented out in my php.ini configuration file, Symfony just keeps recommending me to enable intl extension.

I have visited the link in the accepted question:

http://php.net/manual/en/intl.requirements.php

Still no luck. I have visited the ICU Homepage and even attempted to download it, and then I just don't know what file to download or what link to follow.

I'd like someone who can point me to the right direction. I'm quite new to PHP (only two sites developed with it), and am a total beginner with Symfony. And I also can't understand all those tricks with Pearl, PECL, Composer, etc. I feel completely lost.

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

After having searched and searched again and again, I have found that the history information of my browser fooled me.

First, I have copied the icu*.dll files from my %WAMP_INSTALL_DIR%\bin\php\php5.4.12 to my %WAMP_INSTALL_DIR%\bin\apache\Apache2.4.4\bin as mentioned here: intl extension php_intl.dll with wamp, and restarted all of my services.

Then, I had the idea of clearing my history, after having copied the files as above-mentioned, and it worked!

I do hope this will help others.

Answer 2

Check the comments when you are using the app/check.php script:

* Configuration file used by PHP: /etc/php5/cli/php.ini

** ATTENTION **
*  The PHP CLI can use a different php.ini file
*  than the one used with your web server.
*  To be on the safe side, please also launch the requirements check
*  from your web server using the web/config.php script.

Make sure intl is enabled in the right php.ini file.

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