How to avoid "PHP Extensions “0” must be loaded" errror on magento installation?

Question

Hi all I am installing the magento 1.7.0.2 in ubuntu 12.04 on the xampp 1.8.3-2 and on the next page on installation it gives an error that

PHP Extensions “0” must be loaded

I followed the solution provided here which returns another error displaying a message window saying

The page isn't redirecting properly

Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies.

I tried clearing the cache but it didn't do anything still the problem occurs.

What should I do now. Any help will be greatfull.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Magento currently doesn't support any version of PHP 5.5. You'll need to run either PHP 5.3 or PHP 5.4 to use Magento. If you run PHP 5.4, be sure to apply the recent patch, or use the upcoming-when-this-was-written Magento 1.8.2+