i installed some days ago the RedHat 7.1 with apache and the php4, since that i have donne nothing in my system, tham i installed the mysql wich works fine, i installed the php-mysql rpm packege, my php is version 4.0.4 and the packeg is for version 4.0.1, i dont know if is it but the php and the mysql works fine . the php was installed with the --without-mysql option and naw i'd like to take this option off, what do i got to do to the php access the mysql in my machine? i saw the php.ini, the my.conf and the http.conf, i search in a 1000 tutorials but nothing works til now. i belief that the mysql are not configured to serv tcp/ip connections, haw can i set it up? in the php.ini: extension=mysql ; uncomented. no apache temos LoadModule php_module modules/php.so ;uncomented LoadModule php3_module modules/libphp3.so ;uncomented LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so ;uncomented AddModule mod_php.c ;uncomented AddModule mod_php3.c ;uncomented AddModule mod_php4.c ;uncomented PS: in the apache i didnt change anithing, in fact i am using the apache config of the redhat 7.1 when i use mysqladmin version he says: server version: 3.23.36 protocol version: 10 connection: localhost via Unix socket Unix socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php