Hi, I've had this problem in the past. I did NOT have to recompile PHP. I
believe that all I had to do was add (or uncomment) extension=mysql.so to
the php.ini file and restart the server. Good luck!

On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Fred wrote:

>  I am assuming that you installed the binary RPMs rather than building from
>  the source files.  If this is the case, you could try to unintall the PHP
>  RPM and then reinstall it.  I make this suggestion only because it is
>  possible that the PHP RPM was installed before the MySQL RPM in which case
>  it may default to --without-mysql.  Installing the PHP RPM with MySQL
>  installed first may fix this problem.
> 
>  Unfortunately, I am just guessing here because I am not sure about the
>  behavior of those RPMs.  What I am sure of is that RPM installation of
>  software that needs to work with other software is a gamble at best.  You
>  are relying on the person who wrote the dependancy and install scripts for
>  the RPM to know how you want your progs configured.
> 
>  For this reason I never install interdependant programs from RPM.  I always
>  install from source, which has the added benefit of allowing me to set any
>  compile-time settings I chose.
> 
>  Fred
> 
>  Rob Round <subscriptions@[...].com> wrote in message
>  news:BAEBLFBDHLPPOEBEAELCCEGLDEAA.subscriptions@[...]..
>  > Here is the configuration command (PHP Version 4.0.4pl1).  I guess I
>  should
>  > have added this in my original email.  I did see that it
>  > says --without-mysql which was a clue to my problem.  Whay I don't
>  > understand is why, on two installs, if I pick "install everything" it
>  > doesn't install this.  Can I add it after the fact or do I need to
>  reinstall
>  > PHP from scratch?
>  >
>  > Thanks again.
>  >
>  > Rob.
>  >
>  > './configure' '--prefix=/usr' '--with-config-file-path=/etc'
>  > '--disable-debug' '--enable-pic' '--enable-shared'
>  > '--enable-inline-optimization' '--with-apxs=/usr/sbin/apxs'
>  > '--with-exec-dir=/usr/bin' '--with-regex=system' '--with-gettext'
>  > '--with-gd' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr' '--with-png' '--with-zlib' '--with-db2'
>  > '--with-db3' '--with-gdbm' '--enable-debugger' '--enable-magic-quotes'
>  > '--enable-safe-mode' '--enable-sockets' '--enable-sysvsem'
>  > '--enable-sysvshm' '--enable-track-vars' '--enable-yp' '--enable-ftp'
>  > '--enable-wddx' '--without-mysql' '--without-oracle' '--without-oci8'
>  > '--with-xml'
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: Fred [mailto:fred.nospam.please@[...].com]
>  > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:13 AM
>  > To: php-install@[...].net
>  > Subject: [PHP-INST] Re: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect()
>  >
>  >
>  > Write this script and execute it:
>  > <? phpinfo() ?>
>  > It will provide you with a lengthy list of configuration information.
>  Copy
>  > the "configuration command" and any mysql info to an email so that we can
>  > better understand your situation.
>  >
>  > Fred
>  >
>  > Rob Round <subscriptions@[...].com> wrote in message
>  > news:BAEBLFBDHLPPOEBEAELCOEGFDEAA.subscriptions@[...]..
>  > > Hello,
>  > >
>  > > I have a standard RedHat7.2 install.  In the installation I specified
>  > every
>  > > mysql, PHP and apache module available.  PHP works, mysql works and so
>  > does
>  > > Apache.  Unfortunately, I get this error when trying to make a mysql
>  > > connection through a PHP page "Call to undefined function:
>  > mysql_connect()".
>  > > I'm assuming that PHP is missing some compile switches that weren't
>  > > available at install time.  Is it possible to add this functionality
>  > > afterwards or do I have to recompile PHP from scratch?  If there is a
>  way
>  > > around not reinstalling from scratch that would be great as this is a
>  > > production machine.
>  > >
>  > > I have looked through the archives and haven't really found what I
>  needed.
>  > I
>  > > also did a test install on a second machine and installed every package
>  > > available to see if the PHP/mysql support was included... it wasn't.
>  > >
>  > > Thanks in advance.
>  > >
>  >
>  >
>  >
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