In order for me to get PHP to work with DSO(dynamic shared objects)I ended up using
RH 7.0 Plain Jane (Stock)New install
Mysql 3.22.32 (This I think can go higher)
Apache 1.3.20 nothing else worked, tried old and much older ones.
PHP 4.0.4pl1 nothing else higher or lower worked here. I did 5 reinstalls today from scratch trying each one.
My Steps
MySQL First of course
I left this out since it's rather simple.
Apache Next
./configure -enable-module=most --enable-shared=max
(This enables the DSO support)
make then make install
PHP Last Config
./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/ --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache_1.3.20/bin/apxs
make then make install
Uncommented the PHP4 in HTTPD.CONF and restarted Apache
./bin/apachectl restart
all worked and I am very happy
Since I have only started digging into Linux with PHP, run it on Win2K, I thought this might help someone else. Ya I know there are other ways but this worked but if there is something I should have added Please let me know
Cheers
M