php start: unable to load dynamic library mssql

[schneko]

hi there,

have a apache server and a ms-sql server running on a localhost (windows xp). both up and running. i tried to install php5 and it also seem to work. now I'm trying to connect to the database over php5 and it's not working.
I enabled the extension in php.ini file, I copied the php_mssql.dll into the system32 folder...
it's not working. I always get the error message
"php start: unable to load dynamic library"
any suggestions?

[ganesh129]

I could be wrong with these, but i thought that the php_mssql.dll goes in another folder, not the System32

Also, have you looked into using MySQL instead of mssql?

[tsinka]

Hi,

remove php_mssql.dll from system32. Make sure that extension_dir in php.ini points to the directories where the extension dlls (php_???.dll) are, like e.g.

extension_dir=C:\php5\ext

Additionally, copy the dll ntwdblib.dll from the php5 base directory to system32. php_mssql.dll needs that dll.

Thomas