php_mysql.dll fails to load

I have apache2, mysql 4.0.21 and php 5.0.2.on xp pro.

All works fine up to the point where I enable the php_mysql.dll module
in php.ini. I followed the instructions and copied libmysql.dll to
c:\windows, also modified the "extension_dir" to point to
c:\sqlphp\php\ext which works fine as the error message I get shows the
proper path for php_mysql.dll file. Also, I checked it out to see if the
file is there and it is indeed in that directory.


Here is the error message:
---------------------
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library
'c:\sqlphp\php\ext\php_mysql.dll' The specified module could not be
found. In Unknown on line 0
---------------------

So far, I did a search on the internet and other people who had the same
problem seem to say that by moving libmysql.dll and php_mysql.dll to
\windows or \windows\system32 the problem would be sorted. Unfortunately
for me, tried it and it doesn't work, i get the same message. I even
tried to register the dlls manually using regsrv32 and even that failed.

By the way, I get this message when I start php from the command line. I
had to disable apache2 as it falls over as soon as it tries to load the
php module which in turn tries to load the php_mysql.dll module. Also,
Apache2 reports the same error before crashing, so for the time being I
disabled the service.

I would appreciate any help on this issue as it starting to drive me mad.

Many thanks
alex

Thanks, it has been sorted.
alex

Alex Popescu wrote:

> I have apache2, mysql 4.0.21 and php 5.0.2.on xp pro.
>
> All works fine up to the point where I enable the php_mysql.dll module
> in php.ini. I followed the instructions and copied libmysql.dll to
> c:\windows, also modified the "extension_dir" to point to
> c:\sqlphp\php\ext which works fine as the error message I get shows
> the proper path for php_mysql.dll file. Also, I checked it out to see
> if the file is there and it is indeed in that directory.
>
>
> Here is the error message:
> ---------------------
> PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library
> 'c:\sqlphp\php\ext\php_mysql.dll' The specified module could not be
> found. In Unknown on line 0
> ---------------------
>
> So far, I did a search on the internet and other people who had the
> same problem seem to say that by moving libmysql.dll and php_mysql.dll
> to \windows or \windows\system32 the problem would be sorted.
> Unfortunately for me, tried it and it doesn't work, i get the same
> message. I even tried to register the dlls manually using regsrv32 and
> even that failed.
>
> By the way, I get this message when I start php from the command line.
> I had to disable apache2 as it falls over as soon as it tries to load
> the php module which in turn tries to load the php_mysql.dll module.
> Also, Apache2 reports the same error before crashing, so for the time
> being I disabled the service.
>
> I would appreciate any help on this issue as it starting to drive me mad.
>
> Many thanks
> alex