note 60704 added to ref.mysqli

I am using Windows 2000, Apache Server, and MySQL. After wrangling with the php.ini to get the MySQL extensions to work, I am now having problems with MySQLi, with the pages saying "Class 'mysqli' not found". I am new to the configuration of PHP and I'm having problems finding a newbie tutorial on how to do a manual install. At this point, without MySQLi functionality, my test environment serves no purpose, and I am getting frustrated with the amount of time I'm spending on troubleshooting config options instead of just coding. Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysqli.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+60704 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60704&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60704&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60704&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60704&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60704&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60704&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60704&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+60704&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php