Answers.Body: <p><strong>Update:</strong></p>
  
  <p>As of <a href="https://craftcms.com/changelog#2-7-0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Craft 2.7.0</a>, Craft 2 can run on PHP 7.2.</p>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p>You're probably trying to install Craft 2 using PHP 7.2 (which doesn't have mycrypt installed by default), which isn't supported (see here: <a href="https://docs.craftcms.com/v2/requirements.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.craftcms.com/v2/requirements.html</a>).</p>
  
  <p>Your options are to:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Use Craft 3, which supports PHP 7.2 and doesn't use mcrypt.</li>
  <li>Install mcrypt on PHP 7.2, but you'll probably run into other issues as well.</li>
  <li>Stay on Craft 2 and drop down to PHP 7.1.</li>
  </ol>
  
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Body: <p>I try to run Craft on my local Windows server and I keep getting message:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>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.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I tried installing Mcrypt, but I am having no luck... Any suggestions?</p>
  
Tags: <mcrypt>
Title: Can’t run Craft CMS on my local machine, keep getting message "The Mcrypt extension is required"
ThreadText: # Can’t run Craft CMS on my local machine, keep getting message "The Mcrypt extension is required"
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-20)
  
  I try to run Craft on my local Windows server and I keep getting message:
  
  > 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 tried installing Mcrypt, but I am having no luck... Any suggestions?
  
  **Tags:** mcrypt
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-20. Score: 5
  
  **Update:**
  
  As of [Craft 2.7.0](https://craftcms.com/changelog#2-7-0), Craft 2 can run on PHP 7.2.
  
  ---
  
  You're probably trying to install Craft 2 using PHP 7.2 (which doesn't have mycrypt installed by default), which isn't supported (see here: <https://docs.craftcms.com/v2/requirements.html>).
  
  Your options are to:
  
  1. Use Craft 3, which supports PHP 7.2 and doesn't use mcrypt.
  2. Install mcrypt on PHP 7.2, but you'll probably run into other issues as well.
  3. Stay on Craft 2 and drop down to PHP 7.1.
  
  
  ---
  
  