I have tried to run zc 1.5.6 on a clean install new databases and an WAMP server with PHP 7.2.13 and 7.3
Cannot get front end to load on version 7.3 and cannot get admin to load either

php 7.2.13 I get the front end loaded, but only get login to show on admin.

Looking at the logs I get this error:


PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function curl_init() ....in "admin"\includes\classes\VersionServer.php


this is a local WAMP Curl is on and if I run the extras/curltester/php

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in .....\extras\curltester.php on line 21
( ! ) Error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in ...\extras\curltester.php on line 21

searching the php code for the whole of the zencart site I do not see a definition for the function curl_init(). If this is designed to call the curl.dll file on the server (in php directory) then I don't know why it is not as the server show that it is running.

Any clues please. Have I missed something obvious.