Varying availability of libraries

[passionlessDrone]

Hello friends -

 

My brain is in traction on this one.  I'm having problems connecting to postgres via php.  Error message = 'undefined function' when I make the call to pg_connect.  I have modified the php.ini file to enable the extension=php_pgsql.dll line.  The .dll in question exists in both windows and the defined php extensions directory.  I have confidence that the php.ini file in question is the one in use by Apache (if I rename, everything bombs).

 

Here is the NASTY part; if I try phpInfo() or

 

if (extension_loaded('pgsql')){

echo "pg sql is loaded";

}

else{

echo "pg sql is NOT loaded";

}

 

I get DIFFERENT results on repeated browser reloads.  That is, sometimes I get the 'pg sql is loaded' echo out.  I reload a few times, I get the 'pg sql is NOT loaded message'. 

 

Apache reports nothing unusual, except for the undefined function complaint when the library is unavailable.

 

Any insight is appreciated!

 

-pD