Topic awaiting preservation: Help with PHP Error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()

Hellos,

Happy new year to you all. I despiratelly need help on understanding what the error

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Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()

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means and how I can fix it. i am developing with; php5.1.2, mysql 4.1.8, IIS 5.1 all running on Windows XP. thanks

-Fikayo

it likely means you have eihter
a) not loaded the mysql extension for php
b) not compiled php with mysql support.

Since a) is more likely, and easier to fix: Find your php ini, find the extension line with mysql, uncomment, restart IIS.

So long,

->Tyberius Prime

PHP? on IIS? SACRELIDGE!!

Woe betide those who use the evil server that is IIS, let alone defile poor defenseless PHP with it.


Justice 4 Pat Richard

Hello Tyberius,
I followed your instruction;

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Find your php ini, find the extension line with mysql, uncomment, restart IIS.

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and when i tried my page, igot the following error;

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PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library './php_mysql.dll' - The specified module could not be found. in Unknown on line 0

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kindly assist.

Fikayo

option a) You don't have php_mysql.dll. Get a different php distribution.
option b) Your extension path (search for extension in php.ini. You should find it) is off. Either fix it, or copy php_mysql.dll to your windows directory (shudder).

so long,

->Tyberius Prime

I searched my computer, and i could not find any php_mysql.dll file arround. could you please tell me why? and how i cna get a distribution with php_mysql.dll in it.

Thanks!

Fikayo

Installing Php + MySql by hand seems tricky on Windows, try XAMP for Windows to get a safe and stable development enviroment to double test your script. If it works there, which is quite likely, you can trash your previous installation

Halo,
Woush! where has XAMPP been all the while I've being trying to get stable around PHP and MySql? XAMPP is realy great-a-tool. I guess I dont have to worry about how to go about Installing Php + MySql by hand anymore...
Thanks to you guys (poi, Tyberius Prime )..est

-till later,

You're welcome.
Actually I've never installed XAMP but EasyPhp. That way there's a little "E" next to the clock in the system tray, and when you click on it you can acces the configuration file of Apache, run an administration page, restart/stop the servers, ...

change extension_dir = "./" in the php.ini to extension_dir = c:\php\ext or the directory the dll are in.