I decided to take the easy root and use apache2triad php/mysql installer.
After install I added a db. When I try to edit a record in php/myadmin (clicking on the edit icon) the page that loads only displays the page title (name of db, table, and host).
This is the secound time I have installed apache2triad on this machine and I did not have this problem before.
I have re-installed but the problem didnt go away.
Any idears?