Fresh install on Ubuntu w/LAMP having cURL setup issues

I'm trying to get a new box up so I can move my site off of my "wonderful" host. I installed Ubuntu w/LAMP and install PHP cURL packages, restart apache, but I still have no instances of curl in php.ini or a dll for cURL.

Am I missing a step before all of this?

Thanks

"restart apache, but I still have no instances of curl in php.ini or a dll for cURL."

I'm not sure what you are expecting to find. php.ini is a configuration file. You won't find anything about cURL in there.
DLL's are Windows Library files. You won't find those on a *nix system.

Perhaps it would help if you explained what your actual problem is?

Cheers
Rod

Trying to do the install from a browser and getting: CURL not compiled into PHP - notify server administrator

Searching the web, users are saying to install the PHP curl packages, restart apache and check your php.ini to see if the extension is now available. I can't help if other people commented with incorrect files names, that is part of the fun of using the web to fix your issues.

Looks like I am in better shape. Was doing a search on some others errors related to php and ran:
apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
apt-get install php5-cgi
apt-get install php5-gd

That took care of the cURL errors as well as GD support

mooseracing:

Searching the web, users are saying to install the PHP curl packages, restart apache and check your php.ini to see if the extension is now available. I can't help if other people commented with incorrect files names, that is part of the fun of using the web to fix your issues.

I understand that you have solved your problem, and that this probably doesn't need a reply or comment. Nonetherless, in an effort to make your 'fun' continue to be fun (and not an experience in total frustration), I wish to share the following advice:

1. When seeking solutions to a problem, always try to ensure that the solutions presented pertain to your particular operating system. Your reference to 'dll' files alerted me to the fact that you were probably looking for a solution in all the wrong places.

2. When using websites for a solution, try to ensure that the solutions are reasonably current. Your reference to looking at your php.ini for a cURL inclusion, in conjuction with your operating system, suggested that you were looking at information that was somewhat dated, because Ubuntu has been placing this configuration setting in an 'include file' (rather than php.ini) for as long as I can remember (possibly forever, in which case refer back to point#1)

FWI, now that you do have it working, if you take a look in /etc/php5/conf.d/ you'll see where/how ubuntu handles the various extension settings (including curl, dg, mysql, and many others) rather than adding them into the php.ini file.

Finally, the reason why I asked what the problem was that you were trying to solve (rather than trying to guess at other possible solutions) was because in my experience, ubuntu users generally don't have any issues or problems with installing cURL because it is a 'standard' part of the LAMP installation. Where they do have cURL related issues is usually nothing to do with the installation itself, but moreso with them having a problem actually getting it to function, especially when installed on thier localhost.. and I was suspecting that this was the real problem that you were having. I wasn't trying to be difficult or giving you a hard time. I simply didn't wish to give you bad or unrelated advice without a little more info. :)

As you've now got it all sorted, this has become a moot point.

Cheers
Rod