> Well Richard, I could able to solve it by copying all > dlls into Windows\System32 directory. But still not > sure why I need to copy all dlls into system32 > directory though I have mentioned in php.ini file that > extension_directory=c:\PHP4\extensions. > > regards, > Ranjan > Hi Ranjan, You might find this page useful: http://uk.php.net/install.windows.extensions I found I needed to add the path C:\PHP\dlls to the XP System variable 'Path' as a lot of extensions have dependencies on dlls found in this directory. (in XP: Control Panel / System / Advanced / Environment Variables) Don't forget to seperate what you add in from the existing paths with a ; Best Wishes, James -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php