Trouble installing LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) on CentOS

[Redgie]

Hey guys, first time using CentOS and first time trying out any OS other than Windows! It's also my first Dedi (I know I know, I'm not doing well so far...)

Here's the problem, I can install the basics easily using:

yum install httpd
yum install php
yum install mysql
yum install mysql-server
yum install mysql-devel

And they all run fine, but when I install PHPMyAdmin, I get the same error every time: "Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration. - Documentation"

Now this is a commonly known problem, and the fix is simple, uncomment a line in php.ini. Which of course doesn't work for me! I've been at this for 2 days now and can't get anywhere, I really want to use the yum stuff as it's incredibly simple to install and maintain.

PLEASE can anybody help?

Much appreciated and thanks for taking the time to read!

 

[Cycrow]

have u checked if theres a specific apache-php install ?

some distros have a seperate package you can use, and it usually works better.

im more used to apt that yum thou.

usually if i come accross problems like this, i just compile them manaually from sources.

but obvously this is not what u want to do. Im sure someone with more knowledge of yum could help you solve it

 

[unp|dissy]

Probably missing some packages.

Install the php extensions (php in here anyway..):

yum install php php-mysql php-common php-gd php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-devel php-xml

Additional mysql (inc devel - ive put the mysql package in here anyway..)

yum install mysql mysql-server mysql-devel

And the devel for apache (apache package in here anyway..):

yum install httpd httpd-devel

Finally:

yum install phpmyadmin



Edit - my bet its the php-mysql package your missing

 

[jack.mitchell]

I've had this problem before,

uncomment the lines:

extension=mysql.so
extension=mysqli.so

in your php.ini file, under archlinux it is found in:

/etc/php/php.ini

EDIT: My bad, jumped in before I read the whole post

After a proper read I agree:

Edit - my bet its the php-mysql package your missing

 

[Redgie]

Probably missing some packages.
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EDIT: IT WORKS, OH MY GOD IT WORKS THANK THE LORD! (If I were a religious man ^^).

Thank you so much man it is hugely appreciated. I don't know what fixed it because I did them all at once but I'm thinking probably the PHP as all the others were already done. Thank you so much!

 

[unp|dissy]

EDIT: IT WORKS, OH MY GOD IT WORKS THANK THE LORD! (If I were a religious man ^^).

Thank you so much man it is hugely appreciated. I don't know what fixed it because I did them all at once but I'm thinking probably the PHP as all the others were already done. Thank you so much!

np.

im 99% sure it was the php-mysql package, but you would have needed them all at one point so its goos theyre all installed.

Have fun!