How to get the functionality of http_parse_headers without PECL?

Question

I am using PHP 5.3.5 on windows, and I didn't find any `pecl_http.dll` that works with my installation. So my question is, How do I get the functionality of `http_parse_headers` without using PECL?

Accepted Answer

You can get the extension for Windows at

- http://downloads.php.net/pierre/

It's one of the `php_http-5.3-*-x86.zip` files. Check which PHP you have installed and pick the right one, e.g. my PHP is a php-5.3.6-nts-Win32-VC9-x86, so I needed php_http-5.3-nts-svn20091125-vc9-x86.zip.

Download the zip and extract the php_http.dll to your extension folder. The extension folder should be the /ext folder in your php installation directory. If you are not sure, open your php.ini file and search for these lines:

```
; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
; http://php.net/extension-dir
; extension_dir = "./"
; On windows:
extension_dir = .\ext
```

The value for extension_dir is where you have to place the dll. If you are unsure where your php.ini is located, open a command prompt and do

```
php --ini
```

This will tell you where your php.ini is. It will output something like

```
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: C:\Windows
Loaded Configuration File:         C:\php5\php-5.3.6-nts-Win32-VC9-x86\php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: (none)
Additional .ini files parsed:      (none)
```

After you have copied the dll, add the extension to your php.ini to enable it. Find where it says something like

```
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Dynamic Extensions ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
```

There should be multiple lines similar to this:

```
;extension=php_sybase_ct.dll
extension=php_tidy.dll
;extension=php_xmlrpc.dll
extension=php_xsl.dll
;extension=php_zip.dll
```

Add the following line:

```
extension=php_http.dll
```

Save the php.ini and type the following at your command prompt:

```
php --ri http
```

You should now get a rather extensive output starting with

```
http
HTTP Support => enabled
Extension Version => 1.7.0-dev
… more stuff
```

This means, you have successfully installed the extension and can use it now.

Note, that in order to be able to load this extension on Windows, you additionally need to load the following PHP extensions: hash, iconv and SPL.

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