Question

I have been away from PHP for quite a while, so hopefully this is a simple oversight. But, I am not able to include the MySQL extension.

Setup

• Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
• NetBeans 7.2.1 (Built-in PHP Web Server)
• MySQL
• PHP 5.4.8

Problem

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()

Attempted Resolution

• Copy php.ini-development to php.ini (files are where I installed PHP, E:\Software\php-5.4.8-Win32-VC9-x86)
• Edit php.ini by uncommenting the lines
  • extension_dir = “ext”
  • extension=php_mysqli.dll
• Added E:\Software\php-5.4.8-Win32-VC9-x86\ext to NetBeans PHP Include Path in Project Properties

Still fails with the same error

Diagnostic Output

Added a call to phpinfo() at the top of the page. That indicates:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path C:\Windows

However, there is no php.ini in C:\Windows. In fact, I searched all disks and found only the one php.ini file that I previously edited.

Question

Where is NetBeans / PHP pulling the configuration from when I run my project, and how can I edit that configuration?

Answer 1

Restart the web server/netbeans 🙂