note 81138 added to install.windows.extensions

== Problem Consider the following from an httpd.conf file... LoadModule php5_module "E:/xyz/php/php5apache2_2.dll" PHPIniDir "E:/xyz/php" ...which led to the dreaded... PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'E:\\xyz\\php\\ext\\php_mysql.dll' - The specified module could not be found. Note, however, that PHP.exe apparently was found and executed php pages in Apache, but the MySQL functions therein failed. == Solution Because PHP dir was not in $PATH, php5apache2_2.dll failed to find php_mysql.dll (the only extension I enabled) during Apache 2.2 start. == Caveat (!) The BIG issue is that, setting $PATH in... <desk icon>My Computer <rt click>Properties <tab>Advanced <button>Environment Variables ...didn't export the $PATH change such that restarting the Apache service (in MMC) would pick it up. So I tested the working solution (adding PHP dir to $PATH), but it failed because of HOW I set it. It succeeded only when I REBOOTED after changing the $PATH. There may be an easier way that this, but I do not know it at present. == Comment Consider whether PHP dir should need to be in $PATH at all, when PHP.exe apparently was found and executes php pages in Apache, but php5apache2_2.dll failed to find whatever was needed to load the extensions. This should perhaps be addressed. Note that on a WAMP installation (W2K,Apache,MySQL,PHP), only PHP is required in $PATH. ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 68.173.43.183 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.extensions.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/81138 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81138/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81138/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81138/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81138/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81138/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81138/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81138 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/81138 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php