Windows PHP 4.3.4 how get MySQL 4.0.17?

rwilkes2323

PHP 4.3.4 includes mySQL libraries for 3.23.49 compiled in for Windows (I'm Windows XP Pro, development system).

I would like to run mySQL 4.0.17, but... there is no separate extension under PHP 4.3.4, and I can't figure out whether this is POSSIBLE or not. I've scoured the docs and faqs, and while there are some hints related to PHP5 (which I'd prefer not to use right yet), nothing leads me in the right direction. I need to use pre-compiled binaries for Windows.

Any ideas? Thanks!!

Rick

mtimdog

Try finding it at mysql.com

rwilkes2323

I've scoured mysql.com and couldn't find it using any search or path that I could think of.

Rick

mtimdog

http://www.mysql.com/downloads/index.html

scroll down and choose which version you'd like. Then choose what kind of OS and install you'd prefer.

rwilkes2323

I received this email from Adam Lawrence; it provided the information I needed. Essentially, the CLIENT API version works with later versions of the MySQL Service running on the Windows box. The php_info() details do not address the server version being used, and warnings about different versions between PHP and MySQL do not seem to be born out by other comments I received by email:

I doubt there will be any issues. I use php 4.3.2 with a MySQL 4.0.17
installation and its performance has been flawless.

What php is reporting is the compiled-in version of the MySQL client library
that it uses for database access. Generally, using a older client to access
a newer server shouldn't cause problems.

According to the php site, they intend to stop compiling-in the MySQL
library and will dynamically link to the libmysql.dll that comes with the
version of MySQL that you have installed. (i.e. 4.0.17, in your case).