I am trying to install PHP5 with Personal Web Server 4 on a Windows 98
Operating System. When I try to run a simple script under PWS
("hello.php"), I get the error message below:
PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/php_mysql.dll' -
One of the library files needed to run this application can not be found.
Can anyone offer assistance with this problem?
I have provided a checklist of tasks completed based on the PHP manual.
Thanks,
Robin
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Description
Manual Installation:
Download zip binary distribution from downloads page
Website: http://www.php.net/downloads.php
Description
Microsoft 98/NT :
Download latest version of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) for your
platform
Website: http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/
Description
Extract distribution file into c:\php
Description
Add c:\php to PATH by editing autoexec.bat file
path C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\php
Description
Download PHP extensions into c:\php5
Website: http://www.php.net/downloads.php
Description
Place php5activescript.dll in c:\php
Register dll with DOS command:
cd c:\php
regsvr32 php5activescript.dll
(regsvr32.exe was copied from c:\Windows\System\inetsrv)
Message: DllRegisterServer in php5activescript.dll succeeded
Description
To test if ActiveScript working: create test.wsf in c:\php
Double click file
If receive little window with "Hello World!", you're done
Description
Set up valid configuration file for php:
php.ini-recommended saved as php.ini
Description
ActiveScript doesn't use php.ini file
Create php-activescript.ini and place it in c:\php
Description
CGI users must set the cgi.force_redirect PHP directive to 0
in php.ini
in php-activescript.ini
Description
In php.ini
php-activescript.ini
check these values:
doc_root = c:\inetput\wwwroot
extension_dir = "./"
Description
PWS 4 does not support ISAPI, only PHP CGI should be used
Edit the pws-php5cgi.reg file in c:\php
".php"="c:\\php\\php-cgi.exe"
double click to merge registry file into system
In Personal Web Manager:*
View > Advanced > Edit Properties
Check box Execute
*Note: It appears that the PHP manual is incorrect. This manual states the
following:
In the PWS Manager, right click on a given directory you want to add PHP
support to, and select Properties. Check the 'Execute' checkbox, and
confirm.
Description
The default location PHP searches for extensions is c:\php5
In php.ini
php-activescript.ini
kept default setting for extension_dir
Description
Enable the extensions
In php.ini
php-activescript.ini
Done by deleting leading ; from extension you want to load
Removed ; from beginning of:
extension=php_mysql.dll
Description
Create hello.php and put in web server's root directory (document_root). Use
browser to access locally with:
http://localhost/hello.php
Code:
<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?>
</body>
</html>
Got error message:
PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/php_mysql.dll'
One of the library files needed to run this application can not be found
Files under c:\php
fdftk.dll, fribidi.dll, gds32.dll, go-pear.bat, install.txt, libeay32.dll,
libmhash.dll, libmysql.dll, license.txt, msql.dll, news.txt, ntwdblib.dll,
php.exe, php.gif, php.ini, php.ini-dis, php.ini-recommended, php_mysql.dll,
php5activescript.dll, php5apache.dll, php5apache_hooks.dll, php5apache2.dll,
php5embed.lib, php5isapi.dll, php5nsapi.dll, php5ts.dll,
php-activescript..ini, php-cgi.exe, php-win.exe, pws-php5cgi.reg,
pws-php5isapi.reg, regsvr32.exe, snapshot.txt, ssleay32.dll, test.wsf,
yaz.dll
Files under c:\php\ext
php_bz2.dll, php_cpdf.dll, php_curl.dll, php_dba.dll, php_dbase.dll,
php_dbx.dll, php_dio.dll, php_exif.dll, php_fdf.dll, php_filepro.dll,
php_gd2.dll, php_gettext.dll, php_ifx.dll, php_imap.dll, php_interbase.dll,
php_ldap.dll, php_mbstring.dll, php_mcrypt.dll, php_mhash.dll,
php_mime_magic.dll, php_ming.dll, php_msql.dll, php_mysql.dll,
php_mysqli.dll, php_oci8.dll, php_openssl.dll, php_oracle.dll,
php_pgsql.dll, php_pspell.dll, php_shmop.dll, php_snmp.dll, php_soap.dll,
php_sockets.dll, php_sybase_ct.dll, php_tidy.dll, php_xmlrpc.dll,
php_xsl.dll
