I've managed to get php5.2.2, mod_perl 2.0.3, apache 2.2.4 and mysql 5.0.27 working on openSuSE 10.2 x86_64.
In summary: - I install these MySQL packages: MySQL-server-standard-5.0.27-0.rhel4.x86_64.rpm MySQL-client-standard-5.0.27-0.rhel4.x86_64.rpm MySQL-devel-standard-5.0.27-0.rhel4.x86_64.rpm MySQL-shared-standard-5.0.27-0.rhel4.x86_64.rpm - Apache is configured with nothing special, eg: ./configure --prefix=/opt/$APACHE$SUFFIX \ --with-mpm=$MPM\ --enable-deflate=shared --with-dbm=db4 \ --with-berkeley-db=/usr - mod_perl is configured as: perl Makefile.PL \ MP_AP_PREFIX=/opt/$APACHE$SUFFIX \ MP_COMPAT_1X=0 - php is configured as: ./configure \ --with-apxs2=/opt/$APACHE$SUFFIX/bin/apxs \ --with-config-file-path=/opt/apache/conf \ --with-layout=GNU \ ...... --with-mysql=shared,/usr/bin/mysql_config \ ...... Works for me. good luck - installing PHP is a bitch :) Clint