<p>As these things go, after I posted my question, I clicked "Refresh" in the Wamp menu and now my site works. I'm not sure what changed, especially since I already restarted the entire program several times, but all's well that ends well.</p>

<p>Configuration after refreshing:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2k0Ra.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2k0Ra.png" alt="new wamp config"></a></p>

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Update: I think maybe I didn't shut down Wamp properly the previous time? I just got the error again, and I think that may be what happened.
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<p>I'm using WampServer Version 3.0.4 64bit on Windows 10 to run a local dev site. It's been working fine for a few weeks, and I last opened the site about 5 days ago. Today when I go to my site, I'm getting this error:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Craft CMS requires the PHP multibyte string extension in order to run.
  Please talk to your host/IT department about enabling it on your
  server.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I checked my PHP extensions menu in Wamp, and there is a check mark next to php_mbstring, so it seems to be enabled.</p>

<p>When I go to localhost in my browser to view my Wamp home page, I see the following error: </p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>* ERROR *</strong> The PHP configuration loaded file is: - should be: c:/wamp64/bin/apache/apache2.4.18/bin/php.ini or
  c:/wamp64/bin/php/php5.6.19/phpforapache.ini</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I don't know if this is new, but I haven't changed anything in my wamp configuration files since the site was working.</p>

<p>Full Wamp configuration, in case it's helpful:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/N472N.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/N472N.png" alt="Here&#39;s my wamp setup"></a></p>

<p>I'm fairly new to both Wamp and Craft, so not sure where the problem lies. Thanks in advance for any help!</p>

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PHP mbstring extension isn't enabled? (WampServer)
# PHP mbstring extension isn't enabled? (WampServer)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-23)

I'm using WampServer Version 3.0.4 64bit on Windows 10 to run a local dev site. It's been working fine for a few weeks, and I last opened the site about 5 days ago. Today when I go to my site, I'm getting this error:

> Craft CMS requires the PHP multibyte string extension in order to run.
> Please talk to your host/IT department about enabling it on your
> server.

I checked my PHP extensions menu in Wamp, and there is a check mark next to php\_mbstring, so it seems to be enabled.

When I go to localhost in my browser to view my Wamp home page, I see the following error:

> **\* ERROR \*** The PHP configuration loaded file is: - should be: c:/wamp64/bin/apache/apache2.4.18/bin/php.ini or
> c:/wamp64/bin/php/php5.6.19/phpforapache.ini

I don't know if this is new, but I haven't changed anything in my wamp configuration files since the site was working.

Full Wamp configuration, in case it's helpful:
[![Here's my wamp setup](https://i.sstatic.net/N472N.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/N472N.png)

I'm fairly new to both Wamp and Craft, so not sure where the problem lies. Thanks in advance for any help!

**Tags:** error-message, php, server

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2016-08-23. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

As these things go, after I posted my question, I clicked "Refresh" in the Wamp menu and now my site works. I'm not sure what changed, especially since I already restarted the entire program several times, but all's well that ends well.

Configuration after refreshing:
[![new wamp config](https://i.sstatic.net/2k0Ra.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2k0Ra.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Update: I think maybe I didn't shut down Wamp properly the previous time? I just got the error again, and I think that may be what happened.  

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