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Title: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: theLemur on July 09, 2005, 10:02:06 AM
I'm trying to install SMF on WinXP (localhost), using Apache 2.0.54, PHP 5.0.4.4, and MySQL 4.1

When I start point at http://localhost/smf/install.php I get the following error


QuoteThe installer was unable to detect MySQL support in PHP. Please ask your host to ensure that PHP was compiled with MySQL, or that the proper extension is being loaded.

Click here to try this step again.

I know this has popped up and been answered before, but as a total n00b, I'm a bit lost. I'm not sure how to enable MySQL. Anyone here who can help me?
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: [Unknown] on July 09, 2005, 05:06:07 PM
Because you're using PHP 5, you'll need to edit php.ini and find:

;extension=php_mysql.dll

Replace:

extension=php_mysql.dll

Make sure you have the extension_dir set properly, and the php_mysql.dll file in it.  If you don't, there's a "pecl" zip file on PHP's downloads page.

-[Unknown]
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: theLemur on July 09, 2005, 10:24:51 PM
Thanks [Unknown]. THat's got it working. At least, it's got be to the install page.
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: Artras on December 23, 2005, 08:12:23 AM
I got the same problem.

Running Sambar 6.3, php5 and latest my sql.
Changing that line in php.ini gives me a "cannot find module" error when starting the server.
Any ideas on this?
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: beemer on December 23, 2005, 08:25:18 AM
Do you have php_mysql.dll  file?

Should be in somewhere like php/extensions   ??
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: TheMaTrIx on December 24, 2005, 09:42:33 AM
With PHP5, you are actualy supposed to copy over all extension DLL's and MAPI DLL's (can be found in the extensions and mapi dirs) to the PHP root directory.

Its in the install docs.

They also suggest not putting any files into the windows and windows\system32 directories anymore and using the correct PHP_ variables and PATH variables in windows to aid PHP in locating its files and configs.

This is done to make it easyer for files to find eachother and to make the upgrades easyer.
No more need to go find the files you put in the windows or other folders, just write the new files over the old ones and your done.

Now for extensions, which MySQL are you using? could be you need to include mysqli.dll instead of mysql.dll
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: Artras on December 27, 2005, 05:33:24 AM
Tried both (mysqli.dll / mysql.dll) no luck.
All .dll's are in the php root folder.
MySql version is 5.1.4
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: Artras on January 17, 2006, 12:53:42 PM
Ok...

First of all, thanks for your time people.
I got it solved.
Turned out that there was a communication problem between MySql and PHP.
Title: Re: No MySQL support in PHP
Post by: emrys01 on June 10, 2006, 08:48:47 AM
Quote from: Artras on January 17, 2006, 12:53:42 PM
Ok...

First of all, thanks for your time people.
I got it solved.
Turned out that there was a communication problem between MySql and PHP.

what kind of problem was it, and how did you solve it?  i'm having the same problem as you did, but i'm on a linux box, not windows...
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