Sorry, forgot to say - Vista Home Premium, same as you.
On Sep 12, 2009, at 7:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: > The instructions at that link refer to Windows XP. I am running > Vista Home Premium. Which version of Windows are you running? > -- > Charles Knell > [email protected] - email > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Evelyn Yoder <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:36:34 -0700 > To: "'MediaWiki announcements and site admin list'" > <[email protected] > >;<[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium > Editioninstall error > > Hello - > > I had success installing MW 1.15 using these instructions: > > http://lifehacker.com/163707/geek-to-live--set-up-your-personal-wikipedia > > And, I installed this flavor of WAMP: http://www.wampserver.com/en/ > > Hope it works for you. > > Evelyn > --------------- > Evelyn Yoder > Technical Communications > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 5:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium > Editioninstall error > > Has anyone got Mediawiki to work on Windows Vista Home Premium > Edition? > -- > Charles Knell > [email protected] - email > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:03:54 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium > Edition > install error > > Thank you for your reply. > >> in the PHP.ini file that gets loaded, there is a setting that >> specifies >> where the extensions are... >> For example on my system (PHP 5.3 installed via WAMPServer) it is ... >> extension_dir = "e:/wamp/bin/php/php5.3.0/ext/" (Im running on >> Windows) > > o My installation is running on (or failing to run on) Windows Vista > Home > Premium. > o My PHP installation is at D:\php and the extensions are in D:\php > \ext. > o The PATH system variable shows that D:\php\ext is included. > o In the php.ini file, the extension_dir is set with this entry: > extension_dir=D:\php\ext > >> Also remember that there may be several PHP.ini files > > o My computer has exactly one php.ini file. It is located at d:\php > \php.ini. > I have verified this by using the file explorer's find file function. > > >> If you enter the following in your webbrowser, you'll see what the >> PHP >> info is being used for the webserver (which is what matters to >> MediaWiki). > > o This reports that the Loaded Configuration File is D:php\php.ini. > -- > Charles Knell > [email protected] - email > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:15:14 +0100 > To: "MediaWiki announcements and site admin list" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium > Edition > install error > > Charles, > > in the PHP.ini file that gets loaded, there is a setting that > specifies > where the extensions are... > For example on my system (PHP 5.3 installed via WAMPServer) it is ... > extension_dir = "e:/wamp/bin/php/php5.3.0/ext/" (Im running on > Windows) > > Also remember that there may be several PHP.ini files - one that the > PHP > command line uses, and one that Apache (etc) uses. > If you enter the following in your webbrowser, you'll see what the PHP > info is being used for the webserver (which is what matters to > MediaWiki). > http://localhost/?phpinfo=1 > (PS, replace localhost with the name of your webserver if not local). > > I hope this helps, > Jon > > > > "Platonides" <[email protected]> > Sent by: [email protected] > 08-Sep-2009 23:53 > Please respond to "MediaWiki announcements and site admin list" > <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition > install > error > > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Tell me if I understand correctly. >> >> In order to use MySQL, PHP must load the extension php_mysql.dll. >> >> This file is located in the "ext" subdirectory one level down from >> the > root of the php install directory. >> >> In order to load this file, the directory must be in the search >> path. On > my computer, the directory is d:\php\ext >> >> If I see "d:\php\ext" in my search path ( I type "echo %PATH%" and > <Enter> at a command window prompt to see it.), then PHP should be > able to > load this .dll. > > I don't think php does it, although if it's in the PATH php may also > get > it. > PHP configuration is at file php.ini > Php should load php_mysql.dll when you have extension=php_mysql.dll on > the appropiate section there. > It expects to find that file at the folder pointed by extension_dir > > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail was sent by GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited > (registered in England and Wales No. 1047315), which is a > member of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies. 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