Answers.Body: <p>I have resolved the issue by going back to PHP 7.1.33. from 7.4
  When I checked my PHP.ini on Cpanel, the PHP version was reading 7.1 and thought that the problem was other than the PHP version. However, when I checked the server: php -v, the version was 7.4
  So, make sure you also check the server version if you encounter this problem. Only checking the php.ini may give you a misleading reading.
  Now, I am able to access the admin dashboard.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>This is probably going to be something specific to your environment, so not really possible to give a real answer.</p>
  <p>The most likely explanation is that your server doesn’t actually have the mcrypt extension installed. You could try to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/54230152">verify that</a>, and install it if need be.</p>
  <p>However, a better idea could be to update Craft to the latest 2.x version (2.9.2). <a href="https://craftcms.com/blog/craft-2-7-released-with-php-7-2-compatibility" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Craft has actually bundled an mcrypt shim since 2.7.0</a>, so it can run without that extension altogether. Fortunately, <a href="https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/master-v2/CHANGELOG-v2.md" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Craft 2 releases since 2.6</a> don’t really have any big breaking changes, so updating shouldn’t be a major pain. And, with the latest Craft 2 release you should be able to bump PHP up to 7.4 if you want to (assuming all your plugins are updated and supports that version as well) - which could be a good idea from a security standpoint.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Can’t run Craft CMS :(
  Your server doesn’t meet the following requirements to run Craft CMS:</p>
  <p>The Mcrypt extension is required.
  Please talk to your host/IT department about upgrading your server.</p>
  <p>I am on Craft 2.6 and PHP 7.1. I have the mcrypt extension on my php.ini setting.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This error only occurs when trying to access the admin side of Craft 2
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Comments.Text: Please note I have verified I have the mcrypt extension setup and verified. Accessing the backend dashboard was working until I changed my cpanel password
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Comments.Text: If you go to “Select PHP version” section inside cPanel, do you see the mcrypt extension listed, and is it enabled?
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Title: Can’t run Craft CMS :( Your server doesn’t meet the following requirements to run Craft CMS:
ThreadText: # Can’t run Craft CMS :( Your server doesn’t meet the following requirements to run Craft CMS:
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-18)
  
  Can’t run Craft CMS :(
  Your server doesn’t meet the following requirements to run Craft CMS:
  
  The Mcrypt extension is required.
  Please talk to your host/IT department about upgrading your server.
  
  I am on Craft 2.6 and PHP 7.1. I have the mcrypt extension on my php.ini setting.
  
  **Tags:** php
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: This error only occurs when trying to access the admin side of Craft 2  
  > **username_0**: Please note I have verified I have the mcrypt extension setup and verified. Accessing the backend dashboard was working until I changed my cpanel password  
  > **username_1**: If you go to “Select PHP version” section inside cPanel, do you see the mcrypt extension listed, and is it enabled?  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2022-03-22. Score: 2
  
  I have resolved the issue by going back to PHP 7.1.33. from 7.4
  When I checked my PHP.ini on Cpanel, the PHP version was reading 7.1 and thought that the problem was other than the PHP version. However, when I checked the server: php -v, the version was 7.4
  So, make sure you also check the server version if you encounter this problem. Only checking the php.ini may give you a misleading reading.
  Now, I am able to access the admin dashboard.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-18. Score: 2
  
  This is probably going to be something specific to your environment, so not really possible to give a real answer.
  
  The most likely explanation is that your server doesn’t actually have the mcrypt extension installed. You could try to [verify that](https://stackoverflow.com/a/54230152), and install it if need be.
  
  However, a better idea could be to update Craft to the latest 2.x version (2.9.2). [Craft has actually bundled an mcrypt shim since 2.7.0](https://craftcms.com/blog/craft-2-7-released-with-php-7-2-compatibility), so it can run without that extension altogether. Fortunately, [the Craft 2 releases since 2.6](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/master-v2/CHANGELOG-v2.md) don’t really have any big breaking changes, so updating shouldn’t be a major pain. And, with the latest Craft 2 release you should be able to bump PHP up to 7.4 if you want to (assuming all your plugins are updated and supports that version as well) - which could be a good idea from a security standpoint.
  
  
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