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Enable PHP5 + MySQL Support

Discussion in 'PHP' started by obenix, Nov 7, 2005.

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    I've just installed PHP5/MySQL5/Apache2 on my new laptop running Windows XP.
    I copied the PHP scripts and re-created my SQL tables from my old laptop but alas, it does not work on my new laptop.

    After 1 whole day (I'm slow :p) of checking, I found out the PHP5 does not enable MySQL by default. So, I proceeded to read all about getting it enabled. PHP.net is either overly helpful or I'm plain dumb (I would like to think the former is true :D).

    Can someone please point out how to enable MySQL for PHP5. Thanks.
     
    obenix, Nov 7, 2005 IP
  2. hnn

    hnn Peon

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    Edit php.ini and load the module mysql.dll.

    This modules is not included in the MSI package, but you can find it in the ZIP package.
     
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    obenix Eats an apple a day......

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    Thanks hnn.. I've already did that. Here's what I have done:
    - Use the zip instead of msi
    - amended extension_dir = "c:\php\ext"
    - added extension=php_mysql.dll
    - environment path set to c:\php
     
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    Whats the error?
    Tried with a phpinfo() page?
     
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    Also....

    Copy the libmysql.dll (or something) to C:\Windows\System32
     
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    obenix Eats an apple a day......

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    Damn it!! All I had to do was restart the laptop. :mad:

    Never thought that I needed to do so... :(
     
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    And now you feel soooooooooooooo stupid.

    thanks for sharing :) This will get me thru the next windows "WTF!"-moment.
     
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