phpMyAdmin - Error

Hello,

I got error on 1st installing easyphp when want open phpmyadmin..

[Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration. - Documentation]

I already open documentation (To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions called "MySQL extension". This extension may be part of the PHP distribution (compiled-in), otherwise it needs to be loaded dynamically. Its name is probably mysql.so or php_mysql.dll. phpMyAdmin tried to load the extension but failed.

Usually, the problem is solved by installing a software package called "PHP-MySQL" or something similar.)

But what must i do?

Hope somebody can help me.

Thanks you
gOber

Anyone help me please..

Thanks

In your message you're quoting Unix/Linux part of the documentation.
Better refer to the Windows part which specifies that you must add libmysql.dll in your path.
I suggest doing so by adding the mysql/bin/ directory to your user PATH variable.

More information : [php.net]

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mega-squall

Hi Mega,

Thanks for ur reply... i still didnt understand =( im newbee

after i open(http://id2.php.net/manual/en/faq.installation.php#faq.installation.addtopath) my path (%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\) what must i do Sir? i must delete preview my path?

Can u help me step by step?

thanks u so much
gOber

The correct procedure is to append your user PATH variable with mysql binaries path.
Say for instance you have installed EasyPHP in C:\EasyPHP\, mysql binaries reside in C:\EasyPHP\mysql\bin
Thus you have to append your path with this, and separate this new directory with a semicolon ( ; ) from previous ones.
This will result in the following PATH (or something near that) :

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\EasyPHP\mysql\bin\

To ensure this operation was successful you can then :
Launch a CMD (command line interface)
CD to any place which is _NOT_ the directory you just added to the PATH and which doesn't contain any mysql executable
Try to execute 'mysql' (like you may do with CD or REN)

The test will fail if CMD replies that 'mysql' is not a known command.
Any other output (even mysql errors) will mean the previous operation is successful.
Then your PHP mysql extension should be working correctly.

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mega-squall



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2008 10:17PM by mega-squall.