Re: Installing PHP with MySQL RPM version

mark, from what i understand of the configuration script it will go out and look in various locations for the mysql libraries. If you want to specify something then I would suggest using the --with-mysql-sock and pass the socket file. I like to use the socket file and have always had great success with it even for mysql 4.0 -- BigDog On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 12:59, Mark McCulligh wrote: > Thanks, > > If you just use --with-mysql it will use PHP's built-in mysql client lib > 3.23.49, but I have MySQL 4.0.14 installed. Won't this make a difference. I > want to make sure PHP is compiled this the right libraries for MySQL. > > Mark. > > > "Ray Hunter" <bigdog@venticon.com> wrote in message > news:1063133321.11538.8.camel@bigdog.info.trw.com... > > > In the configure line --with-mysql=/path/to/mysql were is the path for > RPM > > > versions of MySQL. I have search the computer but it looks like the > mysql > > > files are all over the place. Database files are in /var/lib/mysql > BIN > > > files are in /usr/bin/, etc... > > > > use --with-mysql or --with-mysql-sock > > > > example: > > > > ./configure --with-mysql > > ./configure --with-mysql-sock=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > > > > hth > > > > -- > > BigDog