Tiki Installer Requires "The intl PHP Extension"

• Error

THE PROBLEM
Tiki15 Beta installer fails, stating:

Zend\I18n\Filter component requires the intl PHP extension

Check tiki-check.php to ensure your system is ready for Tiki or refer to https://doc.tiki.org/Requirements for more information."

HOW I TRIED TO RESOLVE IT
1) I followed the on screen suggestion to run tiki-check.php. This showed me that "intl" was "BAD" and that "intl extension is required for Tiki 15 onwards."

2) I then followed the on screen suggestion to read the documentation at "https://doc.tiki.org/Requirements". However this documentation gave no specific information on the difficulty I was experiencing.

3) First I changed the permissions of the directories to 777. It was not clear which directories should be created, or where they should be created, so I skipped the second step. I then executed the Tiki installer again. However, exactly the same error was encountered.

4) I did some further searches and I finally managed to find a reference to this specific problem at: https://dev.tiki.org/zf1-to-zf2. The information provided at this location suggested various methods to make a change to "php.ini". I found this information difficult to understand.

5) After a lot of research I found that "php.ini" was located on the server. However, my server provider would not permit my request to make changes to "php.ini" since they said it would affect other users of the server.

Therefore, as I understand it, my only option to run Tiki15Beta is to:
a) setup my own server
b) use cloud hosting
c) find another service provider who will allow me shell access to "php.ini"

PROBLEM
The onscreen instructions in the Tiki15Beta installer do not provide an effective explanation of, or solution for, the problem: requiring the "intl PHP extension".

The only fix I found, located at https://dev.tiki.org/zf1-to-zf2, was:
a) hard to find the information
b) prohibitively hard to understand the information
c) required shell access to the server

I EXPECTED
a) Not to encounter the need for "intl PHP extension"
b) Clear on screen information as to how to apply any suggested fix.
c) The on screen information should provide an effective fix.
d) The fix should not be restricted to those with shell access to their server.

webwoven
(Thomas)

Please try r58399 which hopefully removed the dependency (it wasn't popular 😉
Please let us know if it works and is safe, we're waiting a bit longer to release 15.0 because of this

UPDATE:
Applied suggested changes at r58399 and the install is now working for me, seems to be safe and fully functional. Nice work. 😊 Thomas.

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