PHP Class 'COM' not found

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I am running Windows Server 2008 32-bit, PHP 5.4.5, and Apache 2.2.22. I'm pretty sure COM is built-in to PHP core, but when I run the code to call a new COM object, I get a "Class 'COM' not found' error. The COM object I am calling is Microsoft Word, which is installed.

The code:

$word = new COM("word.application") or die("Could not initiate Word COM Object.");

PHP just spits out the error as described above.

Chances are you don't have the 'com' module compiled, hit the phpinfo page and see if it's there. — Mike Purcell
– Mike Purcell, Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 22:11
Mike you are right - it is not in PHPInfo - but how is this possible? All I did was download the ZIP file from PHP's website and extract it onto my disk. How do I get a binary that has COM compiled within it? I thought COM was a standard class as part of PHP Core as described here - php.net/manual/en/com.installation.php — Freddie
– Freddie, Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 22:16
From the comments here: From PHP 5.4.5, COM and DOTNET is no longer built into the php core.you have to add COM support in php.ini. (It does look like that PHP page needs updating - would you consider raising a bug ticket, Freddie?) — halfer
– halfer, Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 22:18
@halfer Please post that as an answer, this might be helpful for other users! — Niko
– Niko, Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 22:19

halfer · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-09 22:21:44Z

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From the user comments on the PHP website:

From PHP 5.4.5, COM and DOTNET is no longer built into the php core. You have to add COM support in php.ini.

answered Aug 9, 2012 at 22:21

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Aaron Mason · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-25 02:42:47Z

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It's worth noting that this also exists from 5.3.15 and above, going by the below from the user comments:

As of 5.3.15 (if you are still on 5.3 branch) you have to add extension=php_com_dotnet.dll line into your php.ini to have COM, DOTNET, VARIANT and similar classes available and working.

From PHP Change log:
COM

    Fixed bug #62146 com_dotnet cannot be built shared
Because of this, the official PHP builds for Windows are now built with "--enable-com-dotnet=shared" option, which means no COM/DOTNET support by default.

answered Mar 25, 2013 at 2:42

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