Document extension=modulename
This works for PHP >= 7.2 and is the recommended method now as it
avoids having to specify a filename which varies between platforms.
diff --git a/Doc/Manual/Php.html b/Doc/Manual/Php.html
index ad6192a..e31802c 100644
--- a/Doc/Manual/Php.html
+++ b/Doc/Manual/Php.html
@@ -139,18 +139,26 @@
<p>
To test the extension from a PHP script, you first need to tell PHP to
-load it. To do this, add a line like this to the <tt>[PHP]</tt> section of
-<tt>php.ini</tt>:
+load it. Assuming you're using PHP 7.2 or higher, the recommended (and
+simplest!) way to do this is to copy it to PHP's default extension directory
+and add a line like this to the <tt>[PHP]</tt> section of <tt>php.ini</tt>:
</p>
<div class="code"><pre>
- extension=/path/to/modulename.so
+ extension=modulename
</pre></div>
<p>
-If the module is in PHP's default extension directory, you can omit the path.
+PHP < 7.2 doesn't support loading by just the module name, so you need
+to specify the filename of the module to be specified, which varies
+between platforms. And for any PHP version, if the module is not in PHP's
+default extension directory, you also need to specify the path, for example:
</p>
+<div class="code"><pre>
+ extension=/path/to/modulename.so
+</pre></div>
+
<p>
If you're using the PHP CLI SAPI it's possible (but not recommended) to use the
<a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dl.php">dl() function</a> to
@@ -166,8 +174,8 @@
But to do this portably you need to take into account that pathnames and the
filename extension vary by platform, and for security reasons PHP no longer
supports <tt>dl()</tt> when running PHP through a webserver. Overall it's
-probably better to instead use <tt>extension</tt> in <tt>php.ini</tt> as
-described above.
+better to instead use <tt>extension</tt> in <tt>php.ini</tt> as described
+above.
</p>
<p>
