installation v1.6.1.20 installs, v1.7.4.2 gives error - Required PHP extension not found : fileinfo

[gsp]

Hi all,

I"m trying to install PrestaShop for the first time.  Using cPanel, my host company uses an Apps Installer called Softaculous.  Within Softaculous, I can install PrestaShop (among several other eCommerce platforms).

When I choose to install version 1.6.1.20, via cPanel/Softaculous, it installs without error. 

When I install version 1.7.4.2. via cPanel/Softaculous (using all the same installation variables other than selecting the newer 1.7.4.2. version) I get this error: 

Required PHP extension not found : fileinfo

My info:

Using a hosted account with:

cPanel ver. 74.0.4

Softaculous Apps Installer ver. 5.0.7

PHP ver. 5.6.37

MySQL ver. 10.1.35-MariaDB

 

When I look at my PHP Info for my site, under the Configure Command section, I see this:  --enable-fileinfo=shared'

And under the SPL section, I see this:   SplFileInfo

 

Any ideas why I can install PrestaShop version 1.6.1.20 without errors, yet when I try to install version 1.7.4.2 I get that PHP extension not found error?

Thanks.

Edited August 22, 2018 by gsp (see edit history)

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