Hello!

I have mysql5 on FC6. I am installing php5.1.6 and do this

./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --with-mysql --with-gd --with-zlib-dir=/home/david/php516/ext/zlib

output error:

checking for MSSQL support via FreeTDS... no
checking for MySQL support... yes
checking for specified location of the MySQL UNIX socket... no
checking for MySQL UNIX socket location... /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
configure: error: Cannot find MySQL header files under yes.
Note that the MySQL client library is not bundled anymore!

How do I fix this? Thanks.

Just a guess, but try pointing to your mysql base installation directory (e.g., “--with-mysql=/opt/mysql”).

I tried this --with-mysql=/usr/lib/mysql, still the same error

I use find, output is:
/usr/bin/mysql
/usr/lib/mysql
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/DBD/mysql
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/DBD/mysql
/usr/share/mysql
/var/lib/mysql
/var/lib/mysql/mysql

I use add/remove GUI to install mysql.
Where can I find the mysql basedir?

I think the problem refers not to the place where you have installed the MySQL binaries, but the place where the MySQL [f]header files[b] (this are code files) are for MySQL clients to use when compiling/building.

what do I do next?

I'm not sure what to do on FC. I think you have to install a "mysql-devel" package. On Ubuntu (and debian) you have to install the "libmysqlclient15-dev" package. After you have installed the headers try to configure php again.

I have mysql-devel installed still same error.

anyone can help?