[Resolved] LAMP install - the usual 'fix' isn't fixing it...

Ok - so I'm setting up Linux Apache Mysql and php. I've done it on IIS a fewtimes but this is my first Linux version - redhat 7.2.

rpm -qa shows the appropriate packages all installed:

mysql 3.23.41-1
mysql-server 3.23.41-1
php 4.1.2-7.2.6
php_mysql 4.1.2-7.2.6
apache 1.3.27-3.7.2

Anyway - so php isn't recognizing mysql.

see link - test.php

So I vi the php.ini
- added extension=php_mysql.so

- checked the extension_dir = /usr/lib/php4

saved and then verfied that php_mysql.so was actually in the /usr/lib/php4 directory - (it was)

verified that php.ini was in the proper directory /etc and that the changes I made were saved.

then stopped and restarted Apache - still no joy ?

restarted mysql - no joy
stopped apache - restarted mysql - started apache - no joy
rebooted machine - no joy

ran mysql admin and created a test db from a command line just for fun - that works fine - restarted apache again - still no joy

I'm stuck - stumped - beffuddled and confused.

help help help!

Seems to be compiled in. What do you mean "not recognizing"?

originally the test page didnt show any mysql information at all - and php programs that tried to access the db were unable to do so.

anyway - I did rpm -e on php, php-mysql, curl, php-imap - then reinstalled them all - and viola - it all works...

so I musta done something goofy on the initial instal.

wierd.