Verry annoying problem connecting MySQL5 and PHP5

[Rysiek Zklanu]

I'm running Windows XP SP2. I just installed Apache 2.2.2 and wanted to get PHP 5.1.4 and MySQL 5.0.22.

I have configured the path to my php.ini in the httpd.conf file of Apache (PHPIniDir "C:/Praca/PHP"). And according to the phpinfo() test page it's the location used.


Now I have a problem with connecting PHP and MySQL. I have edited the php.ini file to add the mysqli extension:
extension_dir = "c:/Praca/PHP/ext/"
extension=php_mysqli.dll

*I have C:\Praca\PHP in my PATH variable. I also added C:\Praca\PHP\ext to it.
*I have copied libmysql.dll into Windows folder and Windows\System32 folder.
*I have tried all the steps with the php.net files and the mysql.com files (php_5.1.4_mysqli_5.0.22-win32).
*I have even tried setting the extension path (extension=c:/Praca/PHP/ext/php_mysqli.dll).
*I have tried the latest PHP version (php5.2-win32-latest) and used the mysqli files that come with it, as well as the mysql.com files, but nothing helped.
*I have restarted Apache like a zilion times and restarted my computer a few times as well

No matter what I try phpinfo() doesn't list the mysqli module, and any time I try to connect to a database I get the following error:
Fatal error: Class 'mysqli' not found in C:\path\file.php on line #



Any help on this one? Much appreciate any suggestions. I am sort of desperate here, because I have already wasted 3 days on an installation of a very popular trio, that shouldn't take more than 5 minutes:(((

best regards



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/16/2006 08:19AM by Rysiek Zklanu.