did you install php using rpms from redhat? you might be missing php-mysql rpm.
it's the same if you seem to be missing things like imap, xslt, xmlrpc, xml, pear, and cgi > RH7.3 Apache 1.3x PHP4.1x > > I'm trying to install PHPMyAdmin 2.5.3 > > PHPMyAdmin fails to load with: > > ---- > cannot load MySQL extension, > please check PHP Configuration. > ---- > [1.20] "cannot load MySQL extension, please check PHP Configuration". > > To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions called "MySQL > extension". This extension may be part of the PHP server (compiled-in), otherwise it > needs to be loaded dynamically. Its name is probably mysql.so or mysql.dll. > phpMyAdmin > tried to load the extension but failed. > ----- > > PHP docs says that > > As of PHP 4, --with-mysql is enabled by default so to disable MySQL support you must > use > --without-mysql. > > phpinfo says I have: > > --- > > PHP Version 4.1.2 > > System Linux daffy.perf.redhat.com 2.4.18-11smp #1 SMP Thu Aug 15 06:41:59 > EDT 2002 i686 unknown > Build Date Sep 26 2002 > > Configure Command > ..... > --with-mysql=shared, > ... > > and > > dbx > dbx support enabled > dbx version 1.0.0 > supported databases MySQL<br />ODBC<br />PostgreSQL<br />Microsoft SQL Server<br > />FrontBase > --- > > there is NO other MySQL related stuff in phpinfo > > php.ini has > > .. > [MySQL] > mysql.allow_persistent = On > mysql.max_persistent = -1 > mysql.max_links = -1 > mysql.default_port = > mysql.default_socket = > mysql.default_host = > mysql.default_user = > mysql.default_password = > .. > > (but these settings are NOT reported by phpinfo ) > > > what have I overlooked ? > > Voytek Eymont -- Regards, Kevin Saenz Spinaweb I.T consultants Ph: 02 4620 5130 Fax: 02 4625 9243 Mobile: 0418455661 Web: http://www.spinaweb.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
