When I run composer install in laravel, I got this error-message
Mcrypt PHP extension required. Script php artisan clear-compiled handling the post-install-cmd event returned with an error [RuntimeException] Error Output: install [--prefer-source] [--prefer-dist] [--dry-run] [--dev] [--no-dev] [--no-plugins] [--no-custom-installers] [--no-scripts] [--no-progress] [-v|vv|vvv|--verbose] [-o|--optimize-autoloader]
Upgrade PHP on OS X
Use homebrew
$ brew update $ brew upgrade $ brew tap homebrew/dupes $ brew tap josegonzalez/homebrew-php $ brew install php55
or visit php-osx.liip.ch to use PHP 5.5/5.4/5.3 for OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9 as binary package
Install Mcrypt PHP extension
Use Home Brew
$ brew install php55-mcrypt
Restart Apache Service
$ sudo apachectl restart
Okey, run again.
$ composer install
Tips
Edit php.ini file in OS X
$ sudo cp /private/etc/php.ini.default /private/etc/php.ini