PHP 7 Extensions

PHP7-extensions.md

Extensions Catalog

This page holds everything we know about every extension we know about. Instructions for working with this page can be found on our main website.

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Core Extensions

Name	Homepage/location	Has maintainers	Has tests	Has docs	Works on PHP5	Works on PHP7	Is good on PHP 7	Details
BC Math	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Bzip2	homepage, php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Calendar	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-calendar
COM	php.net				yes
Ctype	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Curl	homepage, php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Date/Time	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-datetime (same issues as in PHP 5, and not simple)
DBA	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	no	ext-dba
DOM	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	depends on ext-libxml
Enchant	homepage, php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-enchant
POSIX Regex	php.net				yes			Will be removed
Exif	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
File Information	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Filter	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	no
FTP	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
GD	homepage, php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Gettext	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
GMP	homepage, php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	no
hash	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
iconv	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
IMAP	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
interbase	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	no	Appears active on github. Builds, but all tests fail.
intl	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
json	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
ldap	php.net	yes	yes		yes	yes	no
libxml	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-libxml
mbstring	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-mbstring
mcrypt	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	will/should be refactored, libmcrypt is abandoned since 2003
mysql	php.net				yes			Will be removed from Core
mysqli	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-mysqli
mysqlnd	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
oci8	php.net				yes			Oracle OCI8
oci8_11g	php.net				yes			Oracle OCI8 - used with Oracle 11gR2 Instant Client
odbc	php.net				yes
opcache	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-opcache
openssl	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	no	ext-openssl
pcntl	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-pcntl
pcre	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-pcre
pdo	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
pdo_dblib					yes
pdo_firebird	php.net				yes
pdo_mysql	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-pdo_mysql
pdo_oci	php.net				yes			Experimental
pdo_odbc	php.net				yes
pdo_pgsql	php.net				yes
pdo_sqlite	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-pdo_sqlite
pgsql	php.net				yes
phar	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-phar
posix	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-posix
pspell	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-pspell
readline	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-readline
recode	php.net				yes
reflection	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
session	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
shmop	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
simplexml	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-simplexml
skeleton					yes
snmp	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
soap	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
sockets	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
spl	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
sqlite3	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
standard		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
sysvmsg		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
sysvsem		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-sysvsem
sysvshm		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-sysvshm
tidy	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-tidy
tokenizer	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-tokenizer
wddx	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	Part of php7 repository, builds and passes all included tests for 64bits env (not tested on 32bits) ext-wddx
xml	php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	Appears to be part of core php7 enabled by default disable with following config param --disable-xml. Package shipped in ext/xml
xmlreader	php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	Appears to be part of core php7 enabled by default disable with following config param --disable-xmlreader
xmlrpc	php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	Shipped in php7 repo builds and passes all included tests
xmlwriter	php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	Appears to be part of core php7 enabled by default disable with following config param --disable-xmlwriter
xsl	php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	In php7 source tree configure with --with-xsl will build as shared module passes phpt tests
zip	php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	In php7 source tree configure with --enable-zip will build as shared module passes phpt tests
zlib	php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	In php7 source tree configure with --with-zlib will build as shared module passes phpt tests

Pecl Extensions from PHP.net

Name	Homepage	Maintainers	Tests	Docs	Works on PHP5	Works on PHP7	Good on PHP 7	Details
[[amfext	ext-amfext]]	pecl.php.net	yes
amqp	https://pecl.php.net/package/amqp https://github.com/pdezwart/php-amqp
aop	https://pecl.php.net/package/AOP
apc	https://pecl.php.net/package/APC
apcu	https://pecl.php.net/package/APCu
[[apfd	ext-apfd]]	pecl.php.net	yes		yes
[[augeas	ext-augeas]]	homepage, pecl.php.net	yes	yes	homepage, github	unverified
automap								Now included in ext/phk
axis2	pecl.php.net	no						[[Superseded by wso2
[[big_int	ext-big_int]]	pecl.php.net	yes	[[provisionally	ext-big_int#tests]]	[[limited	ext-big_int#documentation]]	yes
binpack	pecl.php.net
bitset	https://pecl.php.net/package/Bitset
bloomy	pecl.php.net							PR open for 7 support
bz2_filter	pecl.php.net
[[cairo	ext-Cairo]]	pecl.php.net	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	In Progress	No
cld	pecl.php.net
clips	pecl.php.net
clucene	pecl.php.net
coin_acceptor	pecl.php.net
crack	pecl.php.net
crack_dll	pecl.php.net
crypto	pecl.php.net
cybercash	pecl.php.net	no
cybermut	pecl.php.net
date_time	pecl.php.net	no						Superseded by ext/datetime
dazuko	pecl.php.net
dio	https://pecl.php.net/package/dio
DTrace	pecl.php.net	no						DTrace is now a core feature
ecasound	pecl.php.net
eio	pecl.php.net
ev	pecl.php.net
expect	https://pecl.php.net/package/expect
fann	pecl.php.net
filter	pecl.php.net	no						Superseded by ext/filter
FliteTTS	pecl.php.net
fribidi	pecl.php.net
functional	pecl.php.net
fuse	pecl.php.net
gearman	pecl.php.net	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	Does not compile on PHP7. mariano is taking over to fix issues. See pecl-gearman
gender	pecl.php.net
geoip	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
gnupg	pecl.php.net
graphdat	pecl.php.net
hash	pecl.php.net	no						Superseded by ext/hash
hrtime	pecl.php.net
html_parse	pecl.php.net
huffman	pecl.php.net
[[imagick	ext-imagick]]	pecl.php.net	yes	yes	yes	no	no
hprose	pecl.php.net	yes	yes		yes	yes	yes
igbinary	pecl.php.net
inclued	pecl.php.net
inotify	pecl.php.net
intl	pecl.php.net
json	pecl.php.net							Superseded by ext/json
jsonc	pecl.php.net	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	No	No plan for update, Superseded by ext/json
jsond	pecl.php.net							Integrated into ext/json
json_post	pecl.php.net
Judy	pecl.php.net, github	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	issue 23
KTaglib	pecl.php.net
lapack	pecl.php.net
libevent	pecl.php.net
libsodium	pecl.php.net	Yes	Yes		Yes	pending	pending	Pr #23
libvirt	pecl.php.net
lua	pecl.php.net, github	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Use php7 branch. Fails 1 test, but problem is in test, not extension.
lzf	https://pecl.php.net/package/lzf	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	version 1.6.3
mailparse	pecl.php.net	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	php7 branch
mcrypt_filter	pecl.php.net							Integrated into ext/mcrypt
mcve	pecl.php.net
memcached	pecl.php.net, github					yes		php7 branch on github
memprof	pecl.php.net
ming	pecl.php.net
mnogosearch	pecl.php.net
mogilefs	pecl.php.net
mosquitto	https://pecl.php.net/package/Mosquitto
msgpack	pecl.php.net		no	yes	yes	yes	yes	php7 branch
mysql	php.net		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	ext-mysql
mysqlnd_uh	https://pecl.php.net/package/mysqlnd_uh
ncurses	pecl.php.net
newt	pecl.php.net
oauth	pecl.php.net					no		Use phpng branch
oggvorbis	pecl.php.net
openal	pecl.php.net
opengl	pecl.php.net
pango	pecl.php.net							unstable, git only
pcsc	pecl.php.net
PECL_Gen	pecl.php.net
[[pecl_http	ext-pecl_http]]	pecl.php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
pdo_informix	https://pecl.php.net/package/PDO_INFORMIX
perl	pecl.php.net
phdfs	pecl.php.net
[[phk	ext-phk]]	pecl.php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	not yet
php_xcb	pecl.php.net
POP3	pecl.php.net
pthreads	https://pecl.php.net/package/pthreads
pq	pecl.php.net
[[propro	ext-propro]]	pecl.php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
protocolbuffers	pecl.php.net
python	pecl.php.net
quickhash	pecl.php.net				yes	yes		Tests fail in both PHP5 and PHP7
[[raphf	ext-raphf]]	pecl.php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
redis	pecl.php.net
riak	https://pecl.php.net/package/riak
rrd	pecl.php.net
rsync	pecl.php.net
runkit	https://pecl.php.net/package/runkit
SCA_SDO	pecl.php.net
scrypt	pecl.php.net
sdl	pecl.php.net
SeasLog	pecl.php.net
selinux	pecl.php.net	yes	not enough	no	Yes	Yes	Yes	version 0.4.1
shape	pecl.php.net
solr	pecl.php.net
sphinx	pecl.php.net
spidermonkey	pecl.php.net
SPL	pecl.php.net							No releases or commits ever
SPL_Types	pecl.php.net
spplus	pecl.php.net
ssdeep	pecl.php.net	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	in git
ssh2	pecl.php.net	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	e* leaks, needs more tests php7 branch
stats	pecl.php.net
stomp	pecl.php.net	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
svm	pecl.php.net
svn	pecl.php.net
swish	pecl.php.net
swoole	pecl.php.net
taint	pecl.php.net
TCLink	pecl.php.net
termbox	pecl.php.net	yes	yes		yes	yes	yes	in git/master
tidy	pecl.php.net							Superseded by ext/tidy
timezonedb	pecl.php.net
tk	pecl.php.net
trader	pecl.php.net
translit	pecl.php.net
tvision	pecl.php.net
txforward	pecl.php.net
udis86	pecl.php.net
unicode	pecl.php.net							No updated for 7 years. No releases ever
unicodestring	pecl.php.net
uopz	https://pecl.php.net/package/uopz
uploadprogress	pecl.php.net		no	no	yes	no	no	Last updated in 2011
uri_template	pecl.php.net
uuid	pecl.php.net	yes but unsure if active	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	Version 1.0.4RC1
v8js	pecl.php.net
Valkyrie	pecl.php.net
vpopmail	pecl.php.net
Weakref	pecl.php.net
win32std	pecl.php.net
WinBinder	pecl.php.net
wincache	pecl.php.net	yes		yes	yes			Windows cache extension
wxwidgets	pecl.php.net
xattr	pecl.php.net	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1.2.1
xcommerce	pecl.php.net							"The x.commerce ecosystem will be discontinued by Feb. 2013."
xhprof	pecl.php.net
xmms	pecl.php.net							libxmms has been abandoned since 2004
xmp	pecl.php.net
xrange	pecl.php.net
yaf	pecl.php.net							Testing functionality will be tricky, because the only documentation is in Chinese.
yaml	https://pecl.php.net/package/yaml	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	php7 branch
yar	pecl.php.net
zend-opcache	https://pecl.php.net/package/ZendOpcache
zlib_filter	pecl.php.net
zmq	https://pecl.php.net/package/zmq				yes			https://github.com/mkoppanen/php-zmq
zookeeper	pecl.php.net

Pecl Extensions from other places

Other Extensions

Name	Homepage	Maintainers	Tests	Docs	Works on PHP5	Works on PHP7	Good on PHP 7	Details
aerospike	http://www.aerospike.com/docs/client/php/install/
blast	https://php4u.co.uk/blast-search-lucene-magento-extension/
blitz	http://alexeyrybak.com/blitz/blitz_en.html
clamav	http://sourceforge.net/projects/php-clamav/
com_dotnet	http://php.net/manual/en/refs.utilspec.windows.php
couchbase	https://pecl.php.net/package/couchbase
excel	github		yes	yes	yes	yes		branch for PHP7 exists but not compatible with master
git2	https://github.com/libgit2/php-git
gorilla	https://github.com/oasynnoum/phpmake_serialport
handlebars
httpparser	https://github.com/dhotson/httpparser-php
httprequest	https://github.com/dhotson/httpparser-php
incpath	github	yes			yes	yes
mongo	github.com	yes	yes		yes	no	no	A new driver for PHP 5/PHP 7/HHVM is being written: blogpost
midgard2	http://midgard-project.org/midgard2/#midgard2-php5
newrelic	http://newrelic.com/							closed source
oboe	https://docs.appneta.com/configuring-php-instrumentation
pharext	github.com	yes			yes
phalcon	phalconphp.com				yes	no	no	Github #10378
phpiredis	https://github.com/nrk/phpiredis
phongo	https://github.com/10gen-labs/mongo-php-driver-prototype
proonga	github.com	yes			yes
protobuf	https://github.com/allegro/php-protobuf
pssh	https://github.com/badoo/pssh_extension
sapnwrfc	github.com				yes
scalar_objects	https://github.com/nikic/scalar_objects
secp256k1-php	github.com	Yes
snappy	github.com	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	PR
sqlsrv	github.com	yes		yes	yes			Windows only
stardict	code.google.com	no	no	no	no			https://github.com/thestanislav/php-stardict should compile against php5
vld	https://github.com/derickr/vld	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
uprofiler	github	yes
usb	https://github.com/oasynnoum/phpmake_usb
wfio	github.com	yes	yes	yes	yes			UTF-8 filename support for PHP >=5.4 on Windows
voltdb	https://github.com/VoltDB/voltdb-client-php
win32ps	http://php.net/manual/en/refs.utilspec.windows.php
win32service	http://php.net/manual/en/refs.utilspec.windows.php
[[wso2	ext-wso2]]	official github, most recent fork, homepage	no	no	[[yes (see details)	ext-wso2]]	unverified
xdebug	xdebug.org	yes	yes	yes	yes	not yet		It's going to take me (@derickr) quite some time!
yrmcds	github.com	yes		yes	yes