I got new server and installed phpMyAdmin. But whenever I visit the phpmyadmin url it says:
Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration
How do I fix this problem under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux Apache web server?
You need to install php-mysql which is a module for PHP applications that use MySQL databases. You may also need to install the following:
- php-mysql : Module for PHP applications that use MySQL databases
- php-gd : A module for PHP applications for using the gd graphics library
- php-mbstring : A module for PHP applications which need multi-byte string handling
- php-mcrypt : Standard PHP module provides mcrypt library support
Type the following command to fix your issue:
# yum -y install php-mysql
# service httpd graceful
OR
# apachectl -k graceful
No need to edit /etc/php.ini as php-mysql package comes pre configured with /etc/php.d/mysql.ini file:
# cat /etc/php.d/mysql.ini
Sample outputs:
; Enable mysql extension module extension=mysql.so
Optional Modules
To install other modules type:
# yum -y install php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-gd
# service httpd graceful
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Thank you, Works fine for me.
No package php-mcrypt available