DaddySays Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have been through forum after forum, tried many different things. To start i am running Vista. I installed the newest version of WampServer 2.0. Was going through a tutorial by Lynda.com and got to the part where we try and start PHPMyAdmin. I configured the config.ini.php with the password i gave myself in the mysql database for 'loop'. Put the file in the main directory like it said to. And I still get the error "Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration. - Documentation". Now going through these forums, I have made sure that my php_mysql and php_mysqli are both on in my php.ini. I have reinstalled WAMP several times, and even earlier versions. I have deleted temp files before this and even went into the registry and uninstalled the WAMP files in it before reinstalling. Nothing seems to work. I never had any previous version or php, mysql, or apache installed on my computer before the initial installation. One more thing. Even after reinstalling, when I am creating my config.ini.php file in localhost on my browser, when I click to add a new server, my password is already there. Which seems really weird to me. Maybe I am missing something to delete before I reinstall. Please help, I have been working on this problem for days. Thank you, Mike Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySays Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 I just tried to relocate some of the ini and php files into the windows directory. That didnt do anything either. Although I dont know if I even pasted into the right spot or the right files. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-655919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySays Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 Not a single thought on this? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Enable the mysql extension via WAMPs Control Panel. To do so Click on WAMP's taskbar icon (looks like a speedometer) then there should a be sub menu for enabling/disabling PHP extensions. Ensure php_mysql is checked. Restart WAMP after making any changes. Also this has nothing to do with PHPMyAdmin's configuration. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySays Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Thank you for the response. php_mysql and php_mysqli are always checked. From my first install to every reinstall, all versions. It seems that phpmyadmin is having trouble communicating with PHP. I am fairly new to this but I think I have been over most of the obvious fixes. I am either overlooking something mundane, or it is a couple of things I need to be looking into at the same time. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySays Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 OK I am not sure but maybe this is the reason, maybe someone knows a little more about this, or maybe it is nothing. Like I said, phpmyadmin has never worked. But I have had Zend Core v.2.5 since before I got WAMP. When i went to check my phpinfo the extensions directory is "C:\Program Files\Zend\Core\lib\phpext" instead of inside Wamp. Is this OK or could this be my problem? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 That'll be your problem then. PHP is not reading the php.ini for your WAMP installation. Instead its using the php.ini for Zend Core. Just looked up on Zend Core. It appears Zends Core installs the same AMP stack as WAMP. Installing multiple instances of the AMP stack can cause problems such as this. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySays Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Bingo, thank you. I uninstalled zend and wamp, and reinstalled wamp, and now everything works fine. unbelievable, what a waste of money. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I assume you're referring to Zend Core about wasting money? From what I have read Zend Core is free to download/use. However its the Support Subscription that you have to pay for which is an Optional purchase. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySays Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 I assume you're referring to Zend Core about wasting money? From what I have read Zend Core is free to download/use. However its the Support Subscription that you have to pay for which is an Optional purchase. Yeah i meant the subscription, they were useless. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/126796-solved-phpmyadmin-cannot-start-mysql-i-know-i-know-old-topic-need-more-help/#findComment-657683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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