dll, where should it go

Anon

how to install GD support in a windows 32 machine. where should i put the dlls and what changes should i make in the php.ini file

php,apache,mysql works fine in the windows 98 machine but the extensions doesn't

help please
thanks in advance
kalyan

Anon

First of all, you have to put the DLL in the "extensions" directory.

Then, open your php.ini, and search this:
extension_dir
and put the correct path to the extensions dir (i.e. "c:/servers/php/extensions")

Now search for:
;Windows Extensions
You will see a lot of extensions comented (with a ";"). Uncomment (remove the ";") the extensions that want use.

Save php.ini, and restart your server.

Bye.

ame12

Kalyan, if you still have problems with it, try copying the extensions into your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. And if problems persist, copy PHP4TS.DLL and LIBSASL.DLL there as well. Not sure why, but I've consistently had problems with extension configuration using the INI file, so I end up sticking them in the Windows system area and that generally seems to do it.

Dave

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Anon

thanks alex and dave,

well i didn't followed any books cos it didn't let me go anywhere. i did a new thing.

put all the files in the cgi-bin directory of the Apache directory in Windows 98.

php.ini, php.exe, all the required dlls. all the extensions and didn't change the extension_dir line in the php.ini file and is working fine. but i didn't uncomented the dll path in the php.ini file.

maybe the php.ini file is not getting the path of the dlls. thus put them all in the same directory and it works well. thanks for all the help.

a bit of research to do in GD library since it is up and running now

cheers

kalyan