I am running php 5 against a apache 2 server under WindowsXP.
I have php installed at c:/php and extentions at c:/php/ext.
extensions_dir is set correctly and extention php_mysql is declared.
I use a 'recomended' ini file but with display_error On for now.
When starting apache I get the error 'Cannot load  
'c:/php/ext/php_mysql.dll'.
php from the command line 'php index.php' grinds the correct output.
But since php_mysql isn't loaded the php5-module bails out at the first
mysql_connect call.

What on earth is going on here?

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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:59:59 +0100, John Thingstad  
<john.thingstad@chello.no> wrote:

> I am running php 5 against a apache 2 server under WindowsXP.
> I have php installed at c:/php and extentions at c:/php/ext.
> extensions_dir is set correctly and extention php_mysql is declared.
> I use a 'recomended' ini file but with display_error On for now.
> When starting apache I get the error 'Cannot load  
> 'c:/php/ext/php_mysql.dll'.
> php from the command line 'php index.php' grinds the correct output.
> But since php_mysql isn't loaded the php5-module bails out at the first
> mysql_connect call.
>
> What on earth is going on here?
>

I forgot to mention that apache is set up to read the php.ini
file at c:/php and this works.

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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:59:59 +0100, "John Thingstad"
<john.thingstad@chello.no> wrote:

>What on earth is going on here?

Did you copy the mysql library from the root of the PHP5 installation
directory into your windows/system32 directory as per the installation
instructions?  This one tripped me up a bit.

Also make sure you are using the correct MySQL extension (there are
two).

> Also make sure you are using the correct MySQL extension (there are
> two).

Yes, there are two. For MySQL 4.0 or before, load php_mysql.dll and for 
MySQL 4.1 and above, load php_mysqli.dll, and change all the "mysql" 
functions in your scripts to "mysqli" functions.