Dear Sir/Madam, I had problems installing the PHP 4.0. Here is the debug.log file produce after typing the follwing command: >./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686 --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache_1.3.12/bin/apxs apache, mysql, and php base directory were placed in /usr/local/ as adviced by my book "PHP fast&easy web development" by Julie C. Meloni. My Operating system: LINUX RED HAT 6.2 /////////////////////////////////////////////// debug.log file CONFIGURE: './configure' '--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686' '--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache_1.3.12/bin/apxs' CC: gcc CFLAGS: -g -O2 CPPFLAGS: CXX: CXXFLAGS: INCLUDES: -I/usr/local/apache_1.3.12/include -I$(top_builddir)/Zend -I$(top_srcdir) -I/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/include LDFLAGS: -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/lib/mysql -L/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/lib/mysql LIBS: -lmysqlclient -lgd -lresolv -lm -ldl -lcrypt -lnsl -lresolv DLIBS: SAPI: apache PHP_RPATHS: /usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/lib/mysql uname -a: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.2.14-5.0 #1 Tue Mar 7 21:07:39 EST 2000 i686 unknown gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/lib/mysql -L/usr/local/mysql-3.22.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/lib/mysql conftest.c -lmysqlclient -lgd -lresolv -lm -ldl -lcrypt -lnsl -lresolv 1>&5 /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient collect2: ld returned 1 exit status ////////////////////////////////////////////// end of file I look forward to your help. Thank you, Stephane Besnard -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]