Topic: Unable to connect to mysql database from php using apache on xp pro

[JohnMike]

Dear All,
I have read the posts on this site, instructions on php.net and mysql.com and Paul Dubois MySql and I have to declare myself stuck. I have installed php and apache on c: and have been using this for 2 years without issue.
I have installed mysql on f:drive to keep database data separate. When I try to connect I get HTTP500 Internal Server Error. I have updated the php.ini to allow the appropriate extensions. I have installed the mysql c connector. I can access the database from the htdocs therefore I am assuming that the server user/group can access the mysql files. Any assistance would be gratefully received.
Regards JohnMike

[JohnMike]

Hi All,

Some additional information - I have updated to php 5.3 which the documentation states should include the native driver mysqlnd and remove the need to install the extension, However when I run a connect it errors saying the mysqli cannot be found - which is true it can't. So how are you meant to invoke the mysqli commands??

Regards

[PFMaBiSmAd]

The php5.3 native driver is just the driver. You still need to enable the mysql or mysqli extension.

[JohnMike]

Hi PFMaBiSmAd,

Yes indeed. It has just dawned on me that after upgrading to 5.3 I updated the new php.ini for the appropriate extensions but not extension_dir. so it could not find php_mysql_dll which I think is the missing link. I do now have a connection to the data base.

Thanks for the inspiration!