cannot load MySQL extension,
please check PHP Configuration.

I got mysql,php, and apache installed and when i trey to run phpmyadmin i get the error above. How can i fix this error?

i reinstalled php and i still get the error, can some 1 please help

here is wut my php.ini looks like but i get no luck. What should i change?



; Allow or prevent persistent links.
mysql.allow_persistent = On

; Maximum number of persistent links. -1 means no limit.
mysql.max_persistent = -1

; Maximum number of links (persistent + non-persistent). -1 means no limit.
mysql.max_links = -1

; Default port number for mysql_connect(). If unset, mysql_connect() will use
; the $MYSQL_TCP_PORT or the mysql-tcp entry in /etc/services or the
; compile-time value defined MYSQL_PORT (in that order). Win32 will only look
; at MYSQL_PORT.
mysql.default_port = 8043

; Default socket name for local MySQL connects. If empty, uses the built-in
; MySQL defaults.
mysql.default_socket =

; Default host for mysql_connect() (doesn't apply in safe mode).
mysql.default_host = localhost

; Default user for mysql_connect() (doesn't apply in safe mode).
mysql.default_user = root

; Default password for mysql_connect() (doesn't apply in safe mode).
; Note that this is generally a *bad* idea to store passwords in this file.
; *Any* user with PHP access can run 'echo cfg_get_var("mysql.default_password")
; and reveal this password! And of course, any users with read access to this
; file will be able to reveal the password as well.
mysql.default_password = *********

how did u install php, mysql and mysqladmin? did u build php from source? does the lamp work without mysqladmin?
cheers, jens