Hi O/S Sun Solaris 9 4/03 php 4.3.9 iplanet 4.1sp5 mysql 4.0.21
I used the sunfreeware packages for the other requirements config line used: ./configure --with-mysql=shared,/usr/local/mysql --with-nsapi=/home/web_srv --with-oci8=/home/oracle/product/8.1.7 --with-ldap --with-openssl --enable-libgcc --enable-sockets --enable-dba --enable-dbx --with-ncurses --with-curl --enable-safe-mode added extension=mysql.so in php.ini file output from phpinfo() for mysql mysql MySQL Support => enabled Active Persistent Links => 0 Active Links => 0 Client API version => 4.0.21 MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE => external MYSQL_SOCKET => /tmp/mysql.sock MYSQL_INCLUDE => -I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql MYSQL_LIBS => -L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient Directive => Local Value => Master Value mysql.allow_persistent => On => On mysql.connect_timeout => 60 => 60 mysql.default_host => no value => no value mysql.default_password => no value => no value mysql.default_port => no value => no value mysql.default_socket => no value => no value mysql.default_user => no value => no value mysql.max_links => Unlimited => Unlimited mysql.max_persistent => Unlimited => Unlimited mysql.trace_mode => Off => Off so it appears to be loaded properly. I can successfully connect to my database running php from the command line simple php call <?php // Connecting, selecting database $link = mysql_connect('myserver', 'testuser', 'testpass') or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); echo 'Connected successfully'; ?> However when I execute this from the netscape browser it fails. http://myserver/conn.php In my iplant start script for this instance I have added this to the path and ld_library_path. LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${SERVER_ROOT}/bin/${PRODUCT_NAME}/lib:/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH};export LD_LIBRARY_PATH and PATH=${SERVER_ROOT}/bin/${PRODUCT_NAME}/bin:/usr/local/bin:${PATH}; export PATH and all the other basic entries. I have stopped and started the instance from the cmd line not through the admin gui btw- which php /usr/local/bin/php PHP 4.3.9 (cli) (built: Dec 1 2004 09:14:11) Copyright (c) 1997-2004 The PHP Group Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Zend Technologies I'm stuck as to where to go next. I been searching the web but can only locate apache type questions/answers. no solaris/iplanet Thanks Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED]