Hello Everyone, I solved the mysql issue too. thanks for your help. I had to change the root the the extnsion directory as it was set to the linux style. Also found out that for windows it is always best to use C:/ instead of C:\ This works in some situations and in others it does not. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Bastien Koert <phpster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Ashley Sheridan > <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, 2009-11-27 at 17:10 +0100, Julian Muscat Doublesin wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Just to update every one. This solution below worked perfectly. Thank > you > >> very much Jonathan. I have one other question though. Can anyone help me > on > >> the folowing. Database Error: Unable to connect to the database:The > MySQL > >> adapter "mysql" is not available. > >> > >> Thank you > >> > >> Julian > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Jonathan Tapicer <tapicer@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> > >> > You are probably missing something like this in the apache httpd.conf: > >> > > >> > LoadModule php5_module "c:/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll" > >> > PHPIniDir "c:/PHP/php.ini" > >> > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > >> > DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.html.var > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > > >> > Jonathan > >> > > >> > On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Julian Muscat Doublesin > >> > <opensourcekb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > > Hello Everyone, > >> > > > >> > > I have installed PHP, Apache and MySQL on a Windows 7 machine > :(......... > >> > I > >> > > would prefer linux or unix :) > >> > > > >> > > These have been setup and working correctly. However when I access a > php > >> > > page. I get the save as dialog. Has anyone ever experinced such a > >> > situation. > >> > > Can anyone please advise. > >> > > > >> > > Thank you very much in advance. > >> > > > >> > > Julian > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > It sounds like you've installed both PHP and MySQL, but not the > > php-mysql module, which allows PHP to talk to the database. Depending on > > how you installed PHP, there could be a variety of ways to fix this. > > > > Thanks, > > Ash > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > > > > Try opening the php.ini file and uncommenting the line > > ;extension = php_mysql.dll; > > (by uncommenting i mean remove the first semi-colon). save the file > and restart the apache service > > -- > > Bastien > > Cat, the other other white meat >
