Posted by Paul Graham on 10/28/82 11:24

I have tried the php Windows installer and setting it up manually following
the instructions on php.net and it all seems to be going fine. Then I type:

http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/index.php to set that up and I get this message:

cannot load mysql extension;
please check PHP configuration
Documentation

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"[1.20] I receive the error "cannot load MySQL extension, please check PHP
Configuration".
To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions called
"MySQL extension". This extension may be part of the PHP distribution
(compiled-in), otherwise it needs to be loaded dynamically. Its name is
probably mysql.so or php_mysql.dll. phpMyAdmin tried to load the extension
but failed.

Usually, the problem is solved by installing a software package called
"PHP-MySQL" or something similar. "

The dll is there so I don't know why it is not loading.




"Smitro" <nospam@myh0use.c0m> wrote in message
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> Paul Graham wrote:
>> Using Windows Installer on XP Pro SP2 with IIS5, phpMyAdmin,
>> MySQL....trying to get OSCommerce working and having a mare.
>>
>> Any help much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul
>
> Maybe some more info might help. Where are you stuck? what are the errors?
> and does phpMyAdmin work?

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