Homestead Box Mcrypt

[djekl]

Versions

• Vagrant: Vagrant 1.9.0
• Provider: Virtualbox 5.1.10 r112026 (Qt5.6.2)
• Homestead: 1.9.0

The latest Homestead Box doesn't have Mcrypt installed by default, and also now no longer works with Laravel 4.2 legacy projects once I install Mcrypt sudo apt-get install -y php7.1-mcrypt

Function mcrypt_get_iv_size() is deprecated inside /vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Encryption/Encrypter.php line 305

[djekl]

Mcrypt deprication is here - laravel/framework#16329

[svpernova09]

Laravel v4.2.20 was released to bring PHP 7.0 compatibility to the 4.2.x version. Homestead 4.x will be the version that supports PHP 7.1. To continue using Homestead with PHP 7.0 please use version 3.1 of Homestead.

If you want to continue using PHP 7.1 you'll have to adjust your code base to catch or suppress deprecated warnings.

[djekl]

I am using Laravel Framework version 4.2.22

This latest box doesn't have Mcrypt, this is one limiting factor, and the other is that deprication WITHIN the laravel framework itself. Its not something I have control over!

[svpernova09]

The framework didn't depreciate mcrypt, the PHP Language did.

At this time you should use Homestead 3.1, which supports PHP 7.0

[mul14]

That's just "deprecated warning". You can turn it off.