Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()

[ac30boy]

Hello all,

I'm a php newbie and as you can see from the subject line I'm having difficulty connecting to a MySQL database.

My environment is windows xp, php 5.2, apache 2.0.55, and MySQL 1.2.4 rc. I used suggestions from several different websites to no avail. Any advice will be appreciated.

Btw - when I do a php_info() command I see that it thinks my extensions directory is c:\php5 even though I specified a different location. Just as a debugging tool I created a folder at that location and copied the extensions there but produced no change when I restarted apache and tried to make a database connection again.

Thanks in advance,
Tom

[bradgrafelman]

Where is your php.ini file located? Have you followed the instructions found in these manual pages: [man]install.windows.manual[/man] and [man]install.windows.apache2[/man]

[ac30boy]

Hi bradgrafelman,

I tried both in my php install folder at h:\program files\php and in the c:\windows folder.

I'll review the links you provided and see if they reveal something I missed. IN he meanwhile, I have installed XAMPP so I can get a demo/development site going, but I don't consider a commercialization option so I will definitely spending some time learning how to get it right.

Thanks for your input - I'll reply back after I read the install links.

Regards,
Tom