Class 'SoapClient' not found (laravel)

Question

I am using PHP 7.4 and Laravel 8 to create an app.

I am trying to send an SMS like this:

... ... $this->client = new \SoapClient('http://ippanel.com/class/sms/wsdlservice/server.php?wsdl'); $this->user = '****'; $this->pass = '****'; $this->fromNum = '****'; ... ...

But I get this error:

Error: Class 'SoapClient' not found in /usr/local/lsws/IRMine/html/core/app/Classes/ippanelSMS.php

And I already installed and enabled php-soap in my server:

So what could my problem be??

Have you tried removing the ; from the beginning of extension=php_soap.dll in php.ini? And restart your server. — S N Sharma
– S N Sharma, Commented Aug 17, 2021 at 5:19
i installed the soap using command and i did not have this line in php.ini, but yes i added this line to the file and restart the server and the problem still exist — K1-Aria
– K1-Aria, Commented Aug 17, 2021 at 5:23
Well, SOAP is an XML-based protocol. And as far as I remember it is a prerequisite. Do you have the PHP libxml extension enabled (although I think the SOAP extension could not be enabled without libxml being already active)? — Zoli Szabó
– Zoli Szabó, Commented Aug 17, 2021 at 7:54

Roman · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-17 07:14:25Z

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First use should check your if your module is really loaded by execution this command:

var_dump(extension_loaded('soap'));

Also you should check the path of your loaded configuration

var_dump( get_cfg_var('cfg_file_path') );

It could be that the module is only activated for the CLI, so you should double check that your configuration is correct.

edited Aug 17, 2021 at 7:14

answered Aug 17, 2021 at 7:01

Roman

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K1-Aria Over a year ago

thank you. the first output was: bool(true). and the second: string(35) "/usr/local/lsws/lsphp74/etc/php.ini".

Zoli Szabó Over a year ago

There's nothing wrong with using \SoapClient (with the explicit `\`). In fact, it might not work without it if there is a namespace declaration in the file calling the Soap client; and since it is a Laravel app, there's a strong chance there is a namespace declaration at the top of the file.

Roman Over a year ago

Thanks @ZoliSzabó - i improved my answer.

K1-Aria Over a year ago

thanks guys. it seems i installed and enabled the soap in my server well. but the error still exist

Peter Ochieng · Accepted Answer · 2025-07-15 08:30:54Z

I encountered the same issue and simply solved it by removing the

at the beginning of:

extension=soap

Restarted the command prompt, and ran

php artisan serve

And it worked

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