[RESOLVED] PHP5/MySql5/Apache2/PHP My Admin - Please Help

Jadedknight

No matter what I do I always get this error when I go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin.

Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration. - Documentation

I have followed nearly every single solution I have found with Google and I can still not fix this error, it's driving me insane please help me 😕

Quadodo

Hmm did you install this as a package or did you do it by yourself (downloaded each product and installed them)?

If you did it by yourself why not try installing one that is pre-packaged:

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

If you did install a pre-packaged one check the php.ini file to make sure the extension=mysql.dll is not un-commented.

bradgrafelman

I would highly recommend not using a pre-packaged installation just so that you get the experience of setting up all of the components.

Have you uncommented the "extension=php_mysql.dll" line in your php.ini file? If so, did you restart your webserver and check phpinfo() to see if there is a MySQL table now? If not, what path does phpinfo() say it used to find your php.ini file? Is this correct?

Jadedknight

Yes it is un-commented... I don't see a MySql table in the PHP Info but I see the ini like (C:\Server\PHP\php.ini) and that is the correct ini file.

bradgrafelman

Did you add the PHP directory to your system's PATH environment variable?

Jadedknight

Yes I also added it to the system path.

bradgrafelman

If you make other changes to your php.ini file - e.g. change the value for display_errors - does phpinfo() reflect these changes?

If so, try enabling display_startup_errors and display_errors and setting error_reporting to E_ALL. Then, restart your webserver and see if any errors are generated (both when starting up the server and visitng the page again). You might also want to check Apache's logs to see if they contain any helpful information.

Jadedknight

My error reporting is set to: E_ALL | E_NOTICE | E_STRICT and I don't see anything in the logs about when I am trying to access phpmyadmin or mysql.

Jadedknight

FINALLY FIXED. God.. I used this guide: http://www.expertsrt.com/tutorials/Matt/install-apache.html#extras