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I'm trying to install laravel framework on ubuntu. It is showing error like 

"Mcrypt PHP extension required. Script php artisan clear-compiled handling the post-install-cmd event returned with and  [RuntimeException]  
  Error Output: an error"
Trilarion
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  • possible duplicate of [Laravel requires the Mcrypt PHP extension](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16830405/laravel-requires-the-mcrypt-php-extension) – Trilarion Oct 07 '14 at 10:49

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You need your php to be installed with Mcrypt PHP extension Compile PHP with the --with-mcrypt[=DIR] parameter to enable this extension.

DIR is the mcrypt install directory. more info here

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