MySQL not showing

[invictusBob]

Apache 2.2 on Windows, PHP 5.2.6. All working fine including php scripts. I don't use MySQL at the moment but plan to and phpinfo() is not listing it. Windows Control Panel shows MySQL and MySQLi extensions selected. php.ini shows the correct path to PHP/ext and php_mysqli.dll is in the ext folder.

Where should I start looking to fix the problem?

[bradgrafelman]

Well first of you should ensure that the php.ini file you're looking at is actually being parsed at all by PHP. Make a change in a PHP core directive, e.g. turning display_errors Off (or On). Restart Apache and see if your change is reflected in a phpinfo() printout. If not, then we need to get PHP parsing your php.ini file first.

Second, verify that you have a libmysql.dll file in the root of your PHP directory (e.g. c:\php).

Finally, verify that the root of your PHP directory has been added to your system's PATH environment variable.

EDIT: Also note that the [man]MySQL[/man] library of functions has been deprecated in favor of the newer, much improved [man]MySQLi[/man] library (or even [man]PDO[/man]).

[invictusBob]

Thanks for the response. I've turned display_errors On and it shows the change in phpinfo() output. I do have libmysql.dll in the PHP root ( C:\Program Files\PHP) and the same location is shown under Environmental Variabls for the variable "Path". There is also a variable PHPRC set to the same location.