Im having the same issue, and am in the same position being a designer rather than a techie.
For both the original poster and I, what do we do with the libmysql.dll file ? -----Original Message----- From: S. Kang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 October 2005 04:22 To: php-install@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-INSTALL] Re: Using MYSQL with PHP 5 Hi, libmySQL.dll is located to your MySQL directory . eg. c:\mysql\bin\libmySQL.dll. You can use that one. Supscriptions wrote: > Hi, > > I want to use MySQL with PHP 5 but it is not enabled by default. The > manual I downloaded says I have to build PHP myself. How do I do this? I > a web designer not a programmer! The manual says you need MS Visual > Studio! Do I really need to buy this programme just to use MySQL? Can > anyone give me a link to PHP5 built with MySQL support enabled for windows? > > Please help, I really want to start trying to use a database. > > Thank you. > > Subscriptions > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
