Your PHP version does not support ZipArchive

Submitted by OliverH on Thu, 05/18/2017 - 11:52
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Installation and server related problems

Hi

When trying to install the H5P Wordpress plugin I get this error message: 'Your PHP version does not support ZipArchive'.

Can you tell me which version of PHP and/or ZipArchive is needed?

The people we host with have asked: "would you be able to at least tell me what version of the ZipArchive plugin you are attempting to install?"

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Oliver

OliverH

Thu, 05/18/2017 - 12:01

Why can I not see my post in the forum>

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icc

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 09:54

It has to be approved first, which should happen fairly quickly – this is to avoid spammers from posting in the forum.

OliverH

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 10:31

Thanks! I should learn to be more patient :)

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icc

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 09:51

The generic H5P part of the plugin should support PHP versions as low as 5.2 – However, you should always try to stick to the newest supported version available: http://php.net/supported-versions.php
This has to do with the security of your site, data, and users.

Make sure that you enable the ZipArchive extension in PHP as it's required. 

OliverH

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 10:30

Thanks for the advice. Apparently we are using PHP 5.6.

For some reason ZipArchive is not enabled so I'm hoping our host is able to enable it without any trouble - but they have gone rather quiet!