Posted by Jim Michaels on 02/28/06 06:19

"Plato" <aqwp51@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:rIWdncDf_sldImneRVnyuA@pipex.net...
> Hi all
>
> I have tried 3 times installing PHP for bulding a PHp application in
> Dreamweaver 8. I have followed instructions precisely.
> I have a Windows XP Pro system using IIS 5).
>
> Briefly the procedure I followed is as follows:
>
> Downloaded and installed PHP-5.04-Installer. Then downloaded and unzipped
> to a temporary folder the file PHP-5.1.1-Win32.zip.
>
> I then copied the folder "ext" from the temporary folder to the C:\PHP
> folder.
>
> Then edited the PHP.ini file (in the Windows folder):
>
> Changed extension_dir="./" to extension_dir="C:\PHP\ext\"
> De-commented the line ;extension=php_mysql.dll


php.ini has a line which you chould set:
extension_dir = "./ext/"



>
> Saved PHP.ini
>
> Copied file libmysql.dll from the temporary folder to C:\Windows\system32
> folder

you could add it to the PATH and that would be preferable. The one from your
MySQL installation would be best I think, but I could be wrong - you just
have to experiment if that doesn't work.

>
> Finally stopped and restarted IIS
>
> Having done that I find that when I try to run the file "test.php" in my
> browser (IE6) I get the following error message:
>
> "PHP Startup: Unable to load the dynamic library
> C;\PHP\ext\php_mysql.dll -
> the specified procedure could not be found."

should be C: not C;

>
> After closing this error message I get the coreect PHP info file -
> although
> with the same message again! I close this messgae a second time and it
> all
> appears to work OK
>
> Has anyone any ideas on this which also happens if I use the PHP v4 files?
>
> Thanks
>
> Plato
>
>

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