PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library php_mysql.dll, Mac 10.6, Apache 2.2, php 5.3.0

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

I'm trying to use the PHP CLI, and when I enter something like php test.php in the command line it returns:

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/php_mysql.dll' - dlopen(/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/php_mysql.dll, 9): image not found in Unknown on line 0 
something

test.php contains:

echo 'something';
?>

I checked /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/, and as expected the .dll file isn't there. I'm a complete beginner when it comes to this - what is happening, and how can I fix it? A search of my system for "php_msyql.dll" reveals nothing. Does it have to do with how I compiled it? I don't have the original version of php that came with the mac, I think - I may have reinstalled it somewhere along the way.

Any help would be appreciated!

manpreet 3 years ago

On Mac you should not deal with dll files as these are Windows libraries. You should check your php.ini file for any uncommented (no semicolon in front) lines like extension= under Dynamic Extensions section and make sure that all those lines are commented. Btw to find location of php.ini file type in Terminal:

$php --ini

And it will give you something self-explanatory like:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /etc
Loaded Configuration File: /private/etc/php.ini