[RESOLVED] Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration.

[mendhak]

Right.

So. I got php_mysql.dll from the mysql.com website and put it where extensions_dir says it should be, which is C:\PHP\extensions

Good.

Then, I looked in php.ini and uncommented

extension=php_mysql.dll

Good.

Didn't work. So I did what several other hapless individuals across the internet faced with this problem did. I copied php_mysql.dll and libmysql.dll over to C:\windows, c:\windows\system32 and c:\php.

Obviously, no go. So what am I missing now?

[visualAd]

Get your arse onto MSN.

It is probably the libmysql.dll. First you need to check the version numbers of the dll's and check they match. PHP_mysql may be a different version if you are using PHP 4 (which you shouldn't be).

See second user comment: http://theserverpages.com/php/manual....databases.php

Need I also say - check all the files in question actually exist

[mendhak]

So you're saying that my versions of PHP and MySQL are dependent on each other?

Very well, I will get the latest version of PHP. I am currently on 5.1.4, I just hope this doesn't break my existing code.

Post later. Merry Christmas, ho ho ho!

[mendhak]

I love this. I upgraded to the latest version of PHP and phpmyadmin started working. But it broke my website's own PHP code. Might as well start fixing it now.

I love open source.

Thank you padam.

[visualAd]

So you're saying that my versions of PHP and MySQL are dependent on each other?

Very well, I will get the latest version of PHP. I am currently on 5.1.4, I just hope this doesn't break my existing code.

Post later. Merry Christmas, ho ho ho!

No, the versions of the dll,s. I.e: php_mysql for mysql 4 doesn't work with libmysql.dll for version 5.

[visualAd]

So you're saying that my versions of PHP and MySQL are dependent on each other?

Very well, I will get the latest version of PHP. I am currently on 5.1.4, I just hope this doesn't break my existing code.

Post later. Merry Christmas, ho ho ho!

5.1 one was a buggy beast.