Hi Jim, Using PHPRC is not needed on Win32. It's an option. If you read my post again you will see that I did not say anything about putting PHP dll's in system32. I was refering to ntwdblib.dll. This is not a PHP dll, it's a Microsoft DLL that will be installed with the CLient Tools. I agree with you about keeping installations simple. I don't even use an extension dir. Everything works nicly with all PHP files installed in c:\php5 (c:\php4 and c:\php6). Your research on MSSQL depending on MySQL is wrong. As the maintainer of the MSSQL extension I know for sure that it depends only on dblib from Microsoft. - Frank > You still need to set the PHPRC system variable to c:\php5 (on the > System Properties menu, Advanced tab, click Environment Variables). > Also, PHP4 has an "extensions" directory. PHP5 should point to > > extension_dir = "C:\PHP5\ext\" > > PLEASE NOTE that I disagree with Frank that the "correct" methodology is > to pollute system32 with all of your PHP DLLs. This makes maintenance > harder. All of my dll's live in the C:\php tree, so when I swap to the > next 5.1.x release, I don't have to go hunt down a bunch of random dll's > in system32. > > When I tried to run only the mssql extension, I kept getting a php > startup error that it was "Unable to load c:\php5\ext\php_mssql.dll". I > knew that the file was there, why couldn't it be opened? I researched > this (sorry, lost the link) and found that mssql extension has a > dependency on the mysql extension. So then I was getting "Unable to > load c:\php5\ext\php_mysql.dll". That's when I learned that it's best > to set your PHPRC System Variable to load the required dll's directly > from the php5 directory tree, rather than copying them to system32. > > This should be especially useful to you as you are running 5.1.2-dev, as > these dll's may change with the stable release. > > -jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Kleimeyer [mailto:kleimey@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:21 PM > To: Bastien Koert > Cc: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Problem installing mssql extension > > Yes. My extensions directory is c:\php\extensions and I'm already > successfully running the mysql extension. > > On 1/25/06, Bastien Koert <bastien_k@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Have you added the path to the extensions in the path/dir section to > > point to the extensions directory? > > > > ext_dir = c:\php5\ext; > > > > bastien > > > > > > >From: Andrew Kleimeyer <kleimey@xxxxxxxxx> > > >To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: Problem installing mssql extension > > >Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:56:09 +0800 > > > > > >I've read all the documentation, and tried every suggestion, but I'm > > still > > >unable to run the mssql extension. When I uncomment the line in > > >php.ini, PHP crashes. > > > > > >My system: > > >Windows 2000 > > >IIS 5.0 > > >PHP Version 5.1.2-dev > > > > > >What I have tried: > > >I've placed the ntwdblib.dll that came with php into the > > >winnt/system32/ directory. Nothing. > > >I've placed the ntwdblib.dll that is running on my mssql machine into > > > >winnt/system32/ directory on the php machine. Nothing. > > >I've copied the php_mssql.dll into the winnt/system32/ directory on > > >the > > php > > >machine. Nothing. > > > > > >Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
