PHP 5 and MySQL on Fedora 5

lovalixir · 08-10-2006, 12:23 AM

Hi,

I installed Fedora 5 and it comes together with PHP 5 and MySQL. From what I've read on the www.php.net I understand that PHP 5 doesn't come preloaded with mysql functions and libraries. Now when I run PHP 5 on Apache, it doesn't recognize all the mysql functions that I've written. How can I make the PHP5 recognize mysql functions?

Regards,

Leo

reddazz · 08-10-2006, 12:31 AM

You need to install a package called php-mysql (or something similar).

lovalixir · 08-10-2006, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by reddazz

You need to install a package called php-mysql (or something similar).

php-mysql package? How do I install that? Is it come together with Fedora Core 5? I am kinda newbie to fedora core 5 actually. Mind telling me a bit more detail?

reddazz · 08-10-2006, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lovalixir

php-mysql package? How do I install that? Is it come together with Fedora Core 5? I am kinda newbie to fedora core 5 actually. Mind telling me a bit more detail?

Yes its shipped as part of Fedora Core. If your system is connected to the internet, just switch to root by entering the "su -" command in the command line and then enter "yum install php-mysql". If you use a GUI like yumex for package management, search for php-mysql and select it for installation.

j-ray · 08-10-2006, 12:46 AM

in case of doubt you can find a lot at rpmfind.net for fedora:

http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/se...&system=fedora

if the link doesnt work enter php-mysql in the search form. there are rpms available anyway...

cheers, j.

lovalixir · 08-10-2006, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by j-ray

in case of doubt you can find a lot at rpmfind.net for fedora:

http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/se...&system=fedora

if the link doesnt work enter php-mysql in the search form. there are rpms available anyway...

cheers, j.

Thanks alot J. I will give a try!!!

lovalixir · 08-10-2006, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lovalixir

Thanks alot J. I will give a try!!!

I tried just now. Sadly can't install RPMs

rhoekstra · 08-10-2006, 01:36 AM

You will need root access to install RPMs . . .

lovalixir · 08-10-2006, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rhoekstra

You will need root access to install RPMs . . .

I am installing as root.

reddazz · 08-11-2006, 02:53 AM

How about just using yum like I described above?

rhoekstra · 08-11-2006, 03:07 AM

If you can't install rpms, will yum help out? Try that and report whether that works.. if not, could you report the errors / issues arising when you try to install? Then perhaps we can get through this together . . .

reddazz · 08-11-2006, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by rhoekstra

If you can't install rpms, will yum help out? Try that and report whether that works.. if not, could you report the errors / issues arising when you try to install? Then perhaps we can get through this together . . .

The optimal method for installing software should be via a package manager such as yum because this fetches the right packages from the official Fedora Core repos and automates the process of installing dependencies. Installing rpms manually should be kind of a last resort and if the package has many dependencies this can lead to many headaches. This is why I tend to avoid suggesting to people that they should download packages from sites like pbone or rpmfind.