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I currently have Apache 2.2 running on Win 2000. I also have PHP5 and MYSQL4.1.
My problem is that I can't get MYSQL to work with PHP.
I have heard that WAMP5 will solve all my problems. If this is true, do I save my httpd.config file and uninstall Apache, PHP and MYSQL? Also, I already have a 'www' directory that contains all my web sites so do I temporarily rename it so it doesn't get written over?
What else should I do to insure that I don't lose anything else??
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,

Bob B.

Bob B. wrote:

> My problem is that I can't get MYSQL to work with PHP.

there is nothing to worry about. this happens to many people lately who install php themselves. the problem is the php community stopped making support for mysql enabled by default starting in php 5. so, you need to edit the php.ini file to enable mysql yourself. if you installed php using wamp, it comes with mysql support enabled so you dont have to worry changing this stetting"

open:
c;\wamp\apache2\bin\php.ini

find:
;extension=php_mysql.dll

change to
extension=php_mysql.dll

save the file and restart apache for the new setting to take effect.





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Installed and got WAMP5 running. Added my virtual hosts settings to httpd.conf and copied cgi-bin and my web sites to wamp directories. Server comes up but when I try to view my web sites, I get 403 error.

Bob B.

Fixed the 403 error. Had "Deny All" in the httpd.conf for root directory settings. Why would that be the default settings in WAMP?
Now to test PHP and Mysql.

Bob B.

Spoke to fast. I didn't clear my cache. Now I have:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.

instead of the 403 error. Will start comparing my old httpd setting to the new file.

Bob B.

Works now.
I forgot to change the doc root for all my sites listed in the httpd.conf virtual hosts.
Changed
DocumentRoot /www/docs/www.xxxxxx.com to

DocumentRoot /wamp/www/docs/www.xxxxxx.com

Thanks for listening. PHP and Mysql seem to be working now for the first time also.
Great program!

Bob B.