Error The zip extension and unzip command are both missing skipping

Question

When I run a composer update I get this error message:

Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
    Failed to download psr/log from dist: The zip extension and unzip command are both missing, skipping.
The php.ini used by your command-line PHP is: /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini
    Now trying to download from source

What do I need to do to enable the zip and unzip commands so that composer can download dependencies?

Answer 1

Hello @kartik,

Depending on your flavour of Linux and PHP version these may vary.

(sudo) yum install zip unzip php-zip
(sudo) apt install zip unzip php-zip

This is a very commonly asked question, you'll be able to find more useful info in the aether by searching <distro> php <version> zip extension.

Hope it helps!!

Thank You!!

Answer 2

To resolve the "failed to download laravel/laravel from dist" issue related to the zip extension and unzip/7z, you can follow these steps:

• Open your PHP installation directory.
• Inside the PHP directory, locate the php.ini file.
• Open php.ini in a text editor.
• Search for the line ;extension=php_zip.dll.
• Remove the semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line to uncomment it.
• Save the changes and close the file.