Short description:

When trying to install cURL with Apache (part of Zencart installation) it seems that cURL module fails to install.
phpinfo() returns no trace of cURL;
Event log displays:
Faulting application httpd.exe ... faulting module php5ts.dll ...

Solution:

I installed and ran DllDependent - checked php5ts.dll found out that two dependent dlls are missing

         zlib.dll
         ieshims.dll

copying these two dlls into php/ext folder solved the problem.

Detailed description:

... Zencart installation page was displaying the followin message:
CURL not compiled into PHP - notify server administrator
Even after I diremoved the comment on extension=php_curl.dll line in php.ini

System setting:

Windows Vista (SP2) 32-bit
PHP 5.3.3 PC3
Appache 2.2
MySQL 5.1.3

Zencart related issues:

I. ZenCart shopping cart installation:

MYSQL install.

when including MySQL module (php_mysql.dll) - ZenCart pre-installation check fails with a white screen or 500 server error ...
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