phpMyAdmin - Error _ cannot load mysql extension

PHP
1

Window 7
PHP 5.3.2 win32 - VC6 x86
Apache 2.2.15 win32 no ssl
Mysql 5.1.48 win 64
Visual C++

php.ini has been configured as follow:

doc_root = “C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs”

extension_dir = “C:\PHP\ext”

extension=php_mysqli.dll

session.save_path = “C:\Windows\Temp”

Must have missed something. What???

2

tried with both enabled. No change

3

extension=php_mysqli.dll
or
extension=php_mysql.dll
?

4

Done.
No result.

PHP is executing other scripts.

5

Still getting same error:

cannot load mysql extension.

??

Did you try ?

set the environment variable:
System Properties->Advanced (tab)->Environment Variables (button)->System variables -> scroll down to find ‘path’ and edit it and put ‘C:\php;’. And better restart the computer once and see.

Still getting error?

Then try copying the extension file php_mysql.dll to windows system directory (c:\windows\system) and restart the system then see. Hope this will help you.

Edit: Also check phpmyadmin system requirements:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/

6

First of all, are you sure your other PHP script is running and only phpmyadmin is giving you problem? If other PHP also not being executed then:

Check in Apache:


LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"

And for your document root, AFAIK, you don’t have to set document root in php.ini. It is set in the httpd.conf file in apache. But I am not sure if you are using own compiled PHP then before assigning the doc_root: read the following in php.ini and do accordingly.

; The root of the PHP pages, used only if nonempty.
; if PHP was not compiled with FORCE_REDIRECT, you SHOULD set doc_root
; if you are running php as a CGI under any web server (other than IIS)
; see documentation for security issues. The alternate is to use the
; cgi.force_redirect configuration below
; http://php.net/doc-root
doc_root =

Then enable all required extensions in php.ini.

Edit:
One more thing, set the environment variable:
System Properties->Advanced (tab)->Environment Variables (button)->System variables -> scroll down to find ‘path’ and edit it and put ‘C:\php;’. And better restart the computer once and see.

7

confirm
extension=php_mysqli.dll

or shall I activate also
extension=php_mysql.dll
?