Right. SO here goes…
I am reading PHP Solutions by David Powers, a great book for the beginner. I set up a local host on my hard drive and as instructed, installed the following:
PHP 5.2.6
Apache 2.2
MySQL Server 5.0
When I check phpinfo, I see nowhere on the page anything about mysql or mysqli. I am told by the book that I should see these things…and I am not.
Further, there is no extensions folder in my PHP folder. Thus, I’m not having any luck making progress.
I’m told by the book that I need these files:
php_mysql.dll
php_mysqli.dll
I have read on forums to look in my ext folder, but alas, there is not one. There never was.
So, should I uninstall everything and start over? This is so f-ing frustrating. I never used local host to test my pages before, I would upload them behind one of my domains to check for bugs. Now that I’m learning PHP evveryone is chiding me into setting up a local host, which is taking FOREVER. I mean, the local host works, but PHP doesn’t recognize MySQL…Add to that the cruelly difficult structure of the MySQL website (thanks, engineers!) and this has been one brutal outing for me. I REALLY need some help here. Please?
Thanks all,
Wordman