libmysql.dll

[feydarturo]

I've been valiantly struggling against God's cruel mind, trying to get osCommerce to run on windows on my own computer as my server, to get used to it before I pay somebody to host.

 

That being said, I have come to a stopping point, and can't seem to go further.

 

cannot load mysql extension;

please check PHP configuration

Documentation

 

Also, I get a pop-up box that says this

 

PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library './php_mysql.dll' - The specified module could not be found.

 

In my research, I have found that I need to enable the php_mysql.dll file in the php.ini file, and I have done so.

 

I have also found that I need to move the libMySQL.dll file to somewhere obvious, either in the path, or in the windows directory, and I have done this also.

 

After trying all I could think of, I could think of no more, and was left with the question of,

 

"What now?"

[Guest]

did you install iis or apache prior to trying php?

what version of php did u download?

[feydarturo]

My installation order went like this..

 

Installed osCommerce 2.2

Installed Apache 2.0.53

Installed PHP 5.0.4

Installed MySQL Windows Essentials (x86) 4.1.11

Installed phpMyAdmin 2.6.2-rc1

 

In addition to that, there were quite a few rounds of uninstall/install/uninstall/install as I'm sure most of you are familiar with.

 

As for IIS, I had it installed to begin with as part of Windows, before I began this osCommerce process

[OceanRanch]

You can save yourself ALOT of time and hastles on windows by installing XAMPP that has all the components you have listed integrated for you without it affecting registry entrys etc. All the dll's etc. under one directory etc.

 

It open source and very easy to install, Google for XAMPP.

 

HTH

Tom