On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Alex Moen <alexm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > OK, sounds good, what am I looking for? I don't see the module being > declared in my php.ini file on either of my servers. > > Alex > > Fortuno, Adam wrote: > >> Alex: >> >> It sounds like the MySQL extension module isn't loading. Here are some >> things to confirm: >> >> - Ensure the module is declared in your php.ini file >> - If it exists in the php.ini, confirm the module is located and named >> as stated in the php.ini file. >> - If the module is named and located in the proper place, check your >> permissions on that extension. You want to make sure whatever is running >> your sight can access the module. >> >> I hope this helps! >> >> A- >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Alex Moen [mailto:alexm@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 >> 9:54 AM >> To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Yet another Call to Undefined Function help request >> >> Hi all, >> >> PLEASE, don't just toss the e-mail... I think I have a unique enough >> situation to warrant this e-mail. >> >> First, I have searched the mailing lists for the answer to my problem. >> I have also tried to find the answer through the documentation, but have >> been unsuccessful. Mailing lists are always my last resort. >> >> Here's the situation. I have an *old* Cobalt Raq appliance with Apache >> 1.3.20 and an older version of mysql on it. I have a customer that >> wants to use a database on his website, and rather than update this old, >> unsupported appliance and possibly break something, or go through the >> hassle of moving this customer with 100+ e-mail addresses to a different >> server, we have >> installed a new, dedicated mysql server to use system-wide for any of >> our customers, and ourselves, to use as a db server. This seemed like a >> good idea at the time, and I think it will work well once we figure out >> the bugs here. >> >> Now, everything was going swimmingly, until we tried to access the db >> with php on a web page (which is where we got the call to undefined >> function). It was an old version of php, so I thought I'd upgrade, not as >> scary as >> upgrading all three pieces of software. No resolution there. I >> compiled it with mysql support, but still get the undefined function >> error. Now, on >> the new db server, phpinfo reports a whole section on mysql. On this >> older server, there is no mysql section in phpinfo. I can log in and >> access >> the databases remotly from the Cobalt server using command line mysql; I >> would like to try this at cli using php but don't know how. >> >> I am obviously missing something and I can't find the answer anywhere, >> other than "reinstall apache, mysql, and php", which is kind of scary on >> a server this old that is running as well as it is. Not only that, but my >> ego is kicking in here and I would really like to understand what the >> problem is rather than just reinstalling everything... That just seems too >> M$ to >> me. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Alex >> >> > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > In the new version of php, mysql is not enabled by default. Check the ini file for the modules section and ensure that the mysql is uncommented. -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat
