<p>I had to run <code>sudo php5enmod mcrypt</code> to enable the module. </p>

<p>It seems this has changed between 12.04 and 14.04—in 12.04 it was enabled automatically.</p>

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just a FYI, this command is required on ubuntu 14.04 ubuntu lamp prebuilt VM on digital ocean.
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<p>I am using Craft on Ubuntu 12.04 servers without problems, but when trying to run it on Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) I always get the message</p>

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  <p>Mcrypt is required.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I installed it, however, via...</p>

<pre><code>apt-get install apache2 php5 mysql-server php5 php5-cli php5-common php5-curl php5-gd php5-mcrypt php5-mysql
</code></pre>

<p>...and restarted the web server afterwards. Any hints? Maybe this is a bug with the way craft checks for mcrypt?</p>

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Mcrypt is required on Ubuntu 14.04
# Mcrypt is required on Ubuntu 14.04

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-18)

I am using Craft on Ubuntu 12.04 servers without problems, but when trying to run it on Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) I always get the message

Mcrypt is required.

I installed it, however, via...
apt-get install apache2 php5 mysql-server php5 php5-cli php5-common php5-curl php5-gd php5-mcrypt php5-mysql

...and restarted the web server afterwards. Any hints? Maybe this is a bug with the way craft checks for mcrypt?

**Tags:** config, server


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2014-06-18. Score: 8

I had to run `sudo php5enmod mcrypt` to enable the module.

It seems this has changed between 12.04 and 14.04—in 12.04 it was enabled automatically.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: just a FYI, this command is required on ubuntu 14.04 ubuntu lamp prebuilt VM on digital ocean.  

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