using mysqli_connect in PHP5 under windows

davidklonski

Hello

I am trying to use mysqli_connect with PHP5 under windows.
I am getting the following error:
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysqli_connect()
However I cannot find any extension in php.ini for mysqli_connect to work.

what do I need to configure in php for it to work?

davidklonski

To install the mysqli extension for PHP, use the --with-mysqli=mysql_config_path/mysql_config configuration option where mysql_config_path represents the location of the mysql_config program that comes with MySQL versions greater than 4.1.

So far everytime I needed a new module in PHP, all I had to do was to uncomment the necessary extension in php.ini and restart the web server.
I don't know what it means to use the --with-mysqli=mysql_config_path/mysql_config configuration option
What is with-mysqli? and where do I set it?
can anyone help a newbie here?