Hi list, My config is XAMPP 1.7.2 with PHP 5.3.0 I'm trying to run a php script as a cron job. The same script works perfectly from the browser, but fails when I try it from the command line (not yet set it up as cron). I get the following error: PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in /opt/lampp/htdocs/CS/weekly_email_report.php on line 3 I tried using dl('mysql.so') before the mysql_connect, but to no avail, I get: PHP Warning: dl(): Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php/modules/mysql.so' - /usr/lib/php/modules/mysql.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in /opt/lampp/htdocs/CS/weekly_email_report.php on line 2 PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in /opt/lampp/htdocs/CS/weekly_email_report.php on line 3 In general many functions that work when the page is accessed from the browser, fail on the command line. I tried setting extension=mysql.so in both the php.ini files (the one used by the web server and the one used by the command line (/etc/php.ini, correct??), though not simultaneously) Any pointers?? TIA Ferdi