PHP, MySQL ..... .dll problems.....

npereira

When doing the command e:\php\php.exe %s %s (WIN98 or NT)

it comes up with an error.... here is the error (take a close look at the path the error is giving)

""Unable to load dynamic library 'e:\php\extensions/php_curl.dll' - One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found""

How come it's looking for "extensions/...dll"

is there suppose to be a front slash "/" in windows path? I know this works in unix but windows? how do i change this so it looks for it in 'e:\php\extensions\php_curl.dll'.

what are the specifics of configuring MySQL and PHP for either win98 or NT??

This is all related to my website showing php codes or poping up a download screen instead of printing the php files content on screen...

im trying to setup PHP-NUKE!

Thanks!

mithril

is there suppose to be a front slash "/" in windows path? I know this works in unix but windows?

Always use forward slashes. PHP uses forward slashes for internal calls and file system functions. Apache reports all system paths using Unix-style forward slashes. It forces WinDoze to use the convention the rest of the world uses for filesystem and URL paths. Makes life much easier when dealing with paths within the web root. IIS tries to use the Win32 backslash (naughty, naughty, bad IIS!!!) and therefore makes life difficult and causes the need for unnecessary REGEX expressions when working in the web root file system with PHP.

how do i change this so it looks for it in 'e:\php\extensions\php_curl.dll'.

You don't need to. Simply change the extension_dir setting to "e:/php/extensions/". Everyone will be happy and play nicely (assuming the path is valid of course🙂.

Anon

Put that dll in e:\Windows!

npereira

why 2 "\" is this right or a typo!

Anon

here is the coding of my extension_dir=

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
extension_dir = "d:/winnt/system32/extensions"

It still saying the dl is not there but it is???? why ?

PLease help

mithril

Nope, "\" is not a typo. The back slash is in most programming languages is an escape character. Since the first instance is not printed, you need to give two slashes. For exampe:

   $str = "c:\winnt\system32";

will actually print or be interpreted as:

   c:winntsystem32

unless you double the slashes. This is one of the reasons why all other OS's (that I'm aware of) use the Unix forward slash. Having to double your folder deliminators is stupid, wastful, and time consumming. Just what we'd expect out of MS🙂

However, in the context of this thread...... escaping slashes will work only inside PHP scripts, not in php.ini directives. For php.ini directives you must use Unix style forward slashes in your pathes.

Geoff A. Virgo

mithril

Add another slash to the end of the path, "d:/winnt/system32/extensions/". The way your path exists now, it's trying to load this:

&bnsp;&bnsp;&bnsp;d:/winnt/system32/extensionsphp_curl.dll

BTW, there's no requirement for having the loadable extensions in your %PATH%. There's nothing worng with them being there either though. The only dll's you need to place int %WIN_DIR\SYS_DIR are the dll's in the Dll's folder of the distribution. The extensions will quite happliy load from wherever you tell them too in extension_dir. Just a note for the future🙂

Geoff A. Virgo

npereira

it's working now... i just canceled the DLL loding of the modules since i did not require them...

Anyway ... thanks for the info!

Later!