Hi, 2009/9/8 <[email protected]>: > Tell me if I understand correctly. > > In order to use MySQL, PHP must load the extension php_mysql.dll. > > This file is located in the "ext" subdirectory one level down from the root > of the php install directory. > > In order to load this file, the directory must be in the search path. On my > computer, the directory is d:\php\ext > > If I see "d:\php\ext" in my search path ( I type "echo %PATH%" and <Enter> at > a command window prompt to see it.), then PHP should be able to load this > .dll. > > If all of these things are correct and yet PHP is not able to load MySQL, > then I have a serious problem with the PHP installation. > > Given that I have yet to set up anything beyond basic installation, I have no > great investment in this configuration. Is it your recommendation that I > uninstall all the constituent pieces and start over? >
Maybe a silly question, but do you have MySQL actually running? It is a separate service, that needs to be running before you can access it. -- Regards, Jean-Marc -- . ___ . @@ // \\ "De Chelonian Mobile" . (_,\/ \_/ \ TortoiseSVN . \ \_/_\_/> The coolest Interface to (Sub)Version Control . /_/ \_\ http://tortoisesvn.net _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
