NEED HELP: mysql_connect gives fatal err

[Anon]

im wondering if, when i recieve the error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() in <FILENAME> on line <LINENUMBER>

Ive looked up several places and all say i should recompile php to include --with-mysql, shared, <DIR>.

Is there a way to edit php.ini to allow mysql to connect without having to recompile php?

ANY help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[tomhath]

There are precompiled binary distributions available, at least for Windows.

If you are on Linux, the recompile is nothing to worry about. I the only problems I had were with Sablotron, and this site contained the answer to get it working.