title: How to properly install and run grpc with xampp and php
body: <p>Am working with  php applications and the library that I want to use requires</p>
  <p>1.) GRPC extension</p>
  <p>2.) PHP &gt;= 7.0</p>
  <p>3.) Install gRPC extension</p>
  <p>pecl install grpc</p>
  <p>4.) Then add <strong>grpc.so</strong> to php.ini</p>
  <p>The SO link <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50222772/installing-grpc-for-localhost">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50222772/installing-grpc-for-localhost </a>
  I found here suggest the the use of grpc.dll</p>
  <p>Am running xampp on WINDOW 7.
  My only problem is how do I run pecl install grpc on xampp.
  Again where do I get grpc.so</p>