Noah wrote: > so I am running FreeBSD 6.2 > and installing phpMyAdmin for the first time. > > even after recompiling php5 with the mysql extension phpMyAdmin still > complains "Cannot load mysql extension" > > what else can I try? > If you were running Fedora Core, I would suggest running "yum install php-mysql" to load the PHP MySQL extensions. But for FreeBSD, you probably should ask on a FreeBSD list to find what package you need to install... Keep in mind that it is the machine running the WEB server that needs the MySQL extensions, and not the machine running running the web browser. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!