Hi there,

Hoping someone can help, as I'm totally stuck. It's entirely possible that I'm doing something really stupid, so please be gentle!

I'm attempting to use Composer to organise some WordPress development code. However, I'm not able to get PHP to initialize the modules required, particularly openssl. When I run Composer, I get this message:

DBG requires Zend Engine API version 320170718.
The Zend Engine API version 420210902 which is installed, is newer.
Contact Dmitri Dmitrienko at www.nusphere.com for a later version of DBG.

...and then a list of the modules that can't be initialized. I've tried to go through the instructions at https://nusphere.com/kb/technicalfaq/howto_install_dbg_module.htm, but nothing I've done has made any difference. I'm using the internal PHPEd SRV server, so I'm not sure why things aren't falling into line. I'd really appreciate some help if anyone has any ideas!

Many thanks!

ian.

You’ll need to install a debugger module that matches your PHP version and platform. From what you posted I can tell you are running php-8.1 but trying to install debugger module intended for php-7.2. It's not expected to work. You need to either pick dbg for php-8.1 or downgrade php to version 7.2.
Refer to the README file included with the debugger modules for details on selecting the correct one. Alternatively, you can run the Project Settings Wizard, which will check your system and provide precise installation instructions. The wizard will also validate the setup once the installation is complete.

The problem is your PHP version is too new for the DBG debugger NuSphere uses. You're not going to be able to fix this by installing a different DBG version; you need a different PHP version. Try switching.