Re: PHP 5 - MySQL extensions : MYSQL_CONNECT fails to complete

PROBLEM SOLVED The ultimate key was to make sure the all the php_xx.dll extension files AND libmysql.dll where located in the same place (C:\PHP5). Despite what the documentation might lead you to believe, they need to all be in the same place. The php.ini param EXTENSION_DIR is set to C:\PHP5. I suspect that if I had set it to C:\PHP5\EXT and then copied LIBMYSQL.DLL into the EXT folder I would have had the same result. However, if you do this, you may need to include C:\PHP\EXT in the windows PATH environment variable.(?? Greg ""G. Eggold"" <test@comstarllc.com> wrote in message news:9D.09.45475.67087E34@pb1.pair.com... > SETUP: PHP 5.0.5 on Windows 2003 Server/ IIS 6 > > PROBLEM: php_info() display correctly when called and basic PHP > functionality appears to be working UNTIL I attempt to connect to a MySQL > 4.0.21 or 4.1.15 database. > > WHAT I DID: > 1) copied mysqli.dll and mysql.dll to SYSTEM32 folder along with > LIBMYSQL.DLL, just to be sure. > 2) enabled mysqli.dll extension in PHP.INI > > I understand that in PHP 5, you need to "enable" the extension=mysqli.dll > in PHP.INI, but when I do that php_info() webpage fails (never returns). > If I comments that config line out, php_info() works again. > > What am I doing wrong?