If you are trying to install Laravel and are encountering the 'The openssl extension is missing' error with the Composer installer, here is a fix:
WAMP maintains a different php.ini for the Apache dir and the PHP dir.
The WAMP control panel maintains the PHP.INI in the apache dir
(for example C:\wamp2.4\bin\apache\Apache2.4.4\php.ini)
There is also another PHP.INI, using by the command-line PHP, in the PHP directory
(for example C:\wamp2.4\bin\php\php5.4.16\php.ini)
Edit the PHP.INI file in the PHP dir and uncomment the following line
extension=php_openssl.dll
WAMP maintains a different php.ini for the Apache dir and the PHP dir.
The WAMP control panel maintains the PHP.INI in the apache dir
(for example C:\wamp2.4\bin\apache\Apache2.4.4\php.ini)
There is also another PHP.INI, using by the command-line PHP, in the PHP directory
(for example C:\wamp2.4\bin\php\php5.4.16\php.ini)
Edit the PHP.INI file in the PHP dir and uncomment the following line
Done!
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