Installation
This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to this function include:
For compiling, simply use the --with-mysql[=DIR] configuration option where the optional [DIR] points to the MySQL installation directory.
Although this MySQL extension is compatible with MySQL 4.1.0 and greater, it doesn't support the extra functionality that these versions provide. For that, use the MySQLi extension.
If you would like to install the mysql extension along with the mysqli extension you have to use the same client library to avoid any conflicts.
Installation on Linux Systems
Note: [DIR] is the path to the MySQL client library files (headers and libraries), which can be downloaded from » MySQL.
| PHP Version | Default | Configure Options: mysqlnd | Configure Options: libmysqlclient | Changelog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.x.x | libmysqlclient | Not Available | --without-mysql to disable | MySQL enabled by default, MySQL client libraries are bundled |
| 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x | libmysqlclient | Not Available | --with-mysql=[DIR] | MySQL is no longer enabled by default, and the MySQL client libraries are no longer bundled |
| 5.3.x | libmysqlclient | --with-mysql=mysqlnd | --with-mysql=[DIR] | mysqlnd is now available |
| 5.4.x | mysqlnd | --with-mysql | --with-mysql=[DIR] | mysqlnd is now the default |
Installation on Windows Systems
PHP 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x
MySQL is no longer enabled by default, so the php_mysql.dll DLL must be enabled inside of php.ini. Also, PHP needs access to the MySQL client library. A file named libmysql.dll is included in the Windows PHP distribution and in order for PHP to talk to MySQL this file needs to be available to the Windows systems PATH. See the FAQ titled "How do I add my PHP directory to the PATH on Windows" for information on how to do this. Although copying libmysql.dll to the Windows system directory also works (because the system directory is by default in the system's PATH), it's not recommended.
As with enabling any PHP extension (such as php_mysql.dll), the PHP directive extension_dir should be set to the directory where the PHP extensions are located. See also the Manual Windows Installation Instructions. An example extension_dir value for PHP 5 is c:\php\ext
Note:
If when starting the web server an error similar to the following occurs: "Unable to load dynamic library './php_mysql.dll'", this is because php_mysql.dll and/or libmysql.dll cannot be found by the system.
PHP 5.3.0+
The MySQL Native Driver is enabled by default. Include php_mysql.dll, but libmysql.dll is no longer required or used.
MySQL Installation Notes
Crashes and startup problems of PHP may be encountered when loading this extension in conjunction with the recode extension. See the recode extension for more information.
Note:
If you need charsets other than latin (default), you have to install external (not bundled) libmysqlclient with compiled charset support.
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