I am trying to install Drupal 6 on Fedora 8 with PHP 5. It is failing with:

Operations on Unicode strings are emulated on a best-effort basis. Install the PHP mbstring extension for improved Unicode support. (Currently using Unicode library Standard PHP)

Searching for an answer shows other people with same problem but no answers so far.

Please help. Thanks.

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WorldFallz’s picture

Is is a local system or a hosted system? if hosted, is it shared?

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nj74’s picture

I should have said... it is a local system.

WorldFallz’s picture

np, i think it should be easy then... open your php.ini, look for the ";extension=php_mbstring.dll" line, remove the ";", and recycle.

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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
-- Lao Tzu
"God helps those who help themselves." -- Benjamin Franklin
"Search is your best friend." -- Worldfallz

anthony522’s picture

I am having the same issue. I looked in my php.ini file but I do not have the line ";extension=php_mbstring.dll".

Any other suggestions?

WorldFallz’s picture

try adding it (without the ; )

===
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
-- Lao Tzu
"God helps those who help themselves." -- Benjamin Franklin
"Search is your best friend." -- Worldfallz