note 57698 added to ref.mysql

If you're getting the "Cannot find php_xxxx.dll" (where xxxx is the database program name) when starting Apache or IIS under Windows XP then you should copy both the php_xxxx.dll file and any associated libxxxx.dll files (ie for MySQL you need to copy php_mysql.dll and libmysql.dll) into your Windows\System32 and/or Windows\System directories. It appears that XP (possibly a feature of SP2) limits use of DLLs outside the Windows\System32 directory. This does not negate setting the path for extension_dir in the php.ini file. Copying those files fixed my problem using MySQL 4.0.26, Apache 2.0.54, and PHP 5.0.5 under XP Home SP2. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+57698 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57698&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57698&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57698&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57698&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57698&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57698&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57698&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+57698&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php