Thanks for your response. Here is the situation:
As regards the mysql driver, php.ini contains this line:
extension=php_mysql.dll
I confirm that this line does not contain a semi-colon.
As regards the extension_dir entry, it reads:
extension_dir ="D:\php\ext"
I confirm that php is installed on drive D: in the "php" directory which does have a subdirectory named "ext" which does contain a file named "php_mysql.dll".
I confirm that this line also does not contain a semi-colon.
Do you have any other ideas?
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Charles Knell
cknell@onebox.com - email
-----Original Message-----
From: Platonides
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Sent: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:56:39 +0200
To: mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error
cknell@onebox.com wrote:
> I have downloaded and installed all the constituent parts of MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Windows Vista Home Premium Edition.
>
> Apache works
> PHP works
> MySQL is installed via the .msi package.
> The MySQL bin directory is in the path as verified by opening a CL window and typing "echo %PATH%"
Having MySQL bin in the path is not needed (but handy for the client
finding libmysql.dll). What you do need is to have mysqld running.
> I have installed MediaWiki according to the instructions, and when I point my browser to it, I get a message telling me that:
>
> PHP 5.2.10 installed
> Could not find a suitable database driver!
>
> It then goes on to describe how to compile PHP depending on which database I plan to use.
>
> I think there must be some simple error int he PHP configuration file that is holding things up, but as a novice with this technology, I am hoping that one of you can point me in the right direction.
>
> Thanks.
I bet you haven't enabled mysql extension for php.
You need to edit php.ini and uncomment the php_mysql.dll extension.
Also, make sure extension_dir is pointing to the right folder.
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/apis-php-mysql.setup.html#id1160156
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