How to use Horizon without PCNTL extension in windows

john5db

HI
I am not able to use horizon it gives me error while installing horizon

- The requested PHP extension ext-pcntl * is missing from your system. Install or enable PHP's pcntl extension

How to overcome this ?

Thanks

leokhoa

@john5db : pcntl is not supported on Windows. I'm thinking about making one for Windows...

john5db

Thanks,
You are Genius ..

Waiting for this.

leokhoa

@john5db :

I've built the pcntl exension to work with PHP 7.1 64-bit on Windows. The extension is compatible with Unix pcntl api, but is not functional yet as it will take much time to convert Unix's signals to Windows procees model.
However, you can add it to your PHP's extension to overcome the extension-missing stopper.

Download:

Thread Safe - your PHP's version doesn't have -nts-:
php_pcntl-0.1-7.1-ts-vc14-x64.zip
Non Thread Safe:
php_pcntl-0.1-7.1-nts-vc14-x64.zip

leokhoa

@john5db : I've made a topic of how to install Horizon:
https://forum.laragon.org/topic/594/tutorial-how-to-install-laravel-5-5-dev-develop-laravel-horizon

bgarrison25

@leokhoa After putting in your pcntl extension i now get this:

Problem 1
- Installation request for laravel/horizon ^1.2 -> satisfiable by laravel/horizon[v1.2.0].
- laravel/horizon v1.2.0 requires ext-posix * -> the requested PHP extension posix is missing from your system.

Any idea how to get past this as this is yet another php extension not provided for windows

bgarrison25

@bgarrison25 btw i got around this but now when i run php artisan horizon i just get this over and over:

'exec' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

leokhoa

@bgarrison25 : Horizon uses things not fully supported on Windows. I decided to not support it any more.