My bad its a specfic extension for developers that require it. >From the php.net main page on the New Features of php 5: "A new MySQL extension named MySQLi for developers using MySQL 4.1 and later. This new extension includes an object-oriented interface in addition to a traditional interface; as well as support for many of MySQL's new features, such as prepared statements." On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 05:00, Götz Reinicke wrote: > Hi, > > are you shure, that PHP5 _requires_ MySQL 4.1? > > > I don't think so, also 4.1 is the betaversion.... > > MySQL 4.1 -- Beta release (use this for new development) > > > from the PHP5 changelog: > > Added MySQL 4.1.2-alpha and 4.1.3-beta support to MySQLI extension. > > > regards > > götz reinicke > > > Mike Ramirez schrieb: > > > Just to note php 5 requires MySQL Server 4.1 and higher. That has to be > > installed separately because as of yet there is no official 4.1 rpm till > > red hat and mysql settle the licensing. > > > > On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 16:49, David Smith wrote: > > > >>Does anyone know if there are any php 5 rpms available as of yet? > >>Unfortunately, I don't have the disk space to build it right now. > >>Couldn't find anything in the archives or by googling, so I hope this > >>question hasn't been asked yet :). > >>David > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Götz Reinicke > IT Koordinator - IT OfficeNet > > Tel. +49 (0) 7141 - 969 420 > Fax +49 (0) 7141 - 969 55 420 > goetz.reinicke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg > Mathildenstr. 20 > 71638 Ludwigsburg > www.filmakademie.de >