Trying to update to php5 with SUSE 10.0

I've updated MySQL to 5.0 and apache to 2.0 but would now like to install the latest version of php.

What "extension" modules do I need - I'm confused here --been reading the manuals and getting more confused by the minute.

I essentially just want to run MySql via a L.A.M.P type server. I mainly want Php to create MySQL queries which will retrieve essentially simple data from the MySQL database system. No really complicated stuff here.

I don't need a whole slew of "specialized" functions.

I'd also like to install MyPhpAdmin as well.

If I compile this stuff from scratch is there any reasonable documentation on what I actually need (from the PHP side).

(Dare I say it but this was a Breeze to install on Windows - perhaps I should just use the same extension modules as I used for Windows (the Linux equivalents of course).

Thanks.

-K

I once had this problem,and looked a lot at mysql,php sites
I'd suggest building those things from scratch/source.

php5 doesn't bundle mysql stuffs anymore,so you need those things in your own system
you need to build php5 with --with-mysql option (when configuring)
and as my experience,you need to install the mysql-devel package to build php
with --with-mysql option(you don't get it in the suse10 CD/DVD free download version)
you need to get it in the suse mirrors

something like this, building php.with apache2 and mysql
take a look at configure options, ./configure --help