Reference Guide

Adding Extensions
This section includes information for the following Operating Systems:
Zend Server on UNIX/Linux
Zend Server Community Edition on UNIX/Linux/Mac
Zend Server for IBM i
Zend Server Reference Manual
Zend Server users can benefit from extension management capabilities for third party extensions as well
as for Zend Extensions. This enables users to load and unload all extensions directly from the Zend
Server Extensions page.
Important: The newly added extensions will be visible in the Administration Interface's Extensions page
however, the directive configuration option will not be active and directives belonging to the extension
have to be configured directly from the php.ini file.
Disclaimer:
Zend Technologies does not provide support for third party products, including extensions. Therefore, if
an issue for support arises, please remove all third party extensions by commenting out the reference to
them in your php.ini before referring to the Support Center - http://www.zend.com/en/support-center/.
There are two types of extensions: PHP extensions and Zend extensions. The extension provider should
supply information regarding the extension type (Zend or PHP). Make sure to also check the provider's
documentation for possible compatibility issues, PHP version compatibility and any other additional
configurations that may be required.
To add Zend extensions:
1. Download the extension
Note: - AIX Unix/Linux extensions end with the .so suffix.
2. Place the extension in your extensions directory.
To locate the extensions directory, open the Administration Interface to Monitor | PHP Info
and check the value for the directive extension_dir=.
By default, your extensions directory is located in:
/zend/lib/php_extensions
3. Add the following line to your php.ini:
zend_extension=
4. Restart your server.
5. To restart your server:
Click Restart Server in the Administration Interface.
Ensure that the extension is properly loaded by checking the output of PHPInfo in the
Administration Interface.
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