sorry, i googled again, read nearly every post wich containes mysql and upgrade but i can't find a useful answer in this list. perhaps its me...
so my question is still the same, would i have to recompile php or not
No, you don't. However, mysql >= 4.1 uses new authentication protocol, read http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/old-client.html
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