PHP Extension “curl” must be loaded

Before installing Magento or any other system take a look at the system requirements:

For Magento:

Supported Operating Systems:

• Linux x86, x86-64

Supported Web Servers:

• Apache 1.3.x
• Apache 2.0.x
• Apache 2.2.x

Supported Browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and above
• Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and above
• Apple Safari 2.x
• Google Chrome
• Adobe Flash browser plug-in should be installed

PHP Compatibility:

• 5.2

Required extensions:

• PDO_MySQL
• simplexml
• mcrypt
• hash
• GD
• DOM
• iconv
• curl
• SOAP (if Webservices API is to be used)
• Safe_mode off
• Memory_limit no less than 256Mb (preferably 512)

MySQL:

• 4.1.20 or newer
• InnoDB storage engine SSL:
• If HTTPS is used to work in the admin, SSL certificate should be valid. Self-signed SSL certificates are not supported Server - hosting - setup:
• Ability to run scheduled jobs (crontab) with PHP 5
• Ability to override options in .htaccess files

To install CURL check this page depending on your platform