[MacPorts] #22662: php5-mysql won't connect to mysql - Redux

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#22662: php5-mysql won't connect to mysql - Redux
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 Reporter:  tq@…                |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports               |     Version:  1.8.1                                
 Keywords:                      |        Port:                                       
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 I was horribly embarrassed in my previous post about this. The resolution
 was to remove the extension_dir and, though I swear swear swear that I had
 done it many times, upon your recommendation, it worked. I was happy and
 went to work on my project. A couple of weeks later, I got to the part
 that needed to actually use mysql and ARRRGGGGGHHHH!!!! the problem had
 returned. function_exists('mysql_connect') is false.

 Not wanting to repeat my embarrassment, I have spent an incredible amount
 of time trying to make it work. I even figured out how to compile php and
 changed the configuration to include --with-mysql=... . It worked except
 for mysql. (That experiment told me that it couldn't find the mysql header
 files even though I could see a whole lot of .h files in the directory I
 pointed to.)

 Anyway, I decided that I must have so totally screwed up my system that it
 was the problem. I cleaned up a hard drive and installed Snow Leopard from
 scratch. Then xCode. The Macport. Then the whole php/mysql setup.

 I had two problems. First, the aspx command to add php to the httpd.conf
 told me it could not find httpd.conf!! I edited httpd.conf so that it
 executed php and it still doesn't find mysql.

 This time it is a new system with everything under the control of
 Macports. The only thing I changed is apache stuff to point at my local
 directory and access php.

 I am attaching the script I used to install the ports, the transcript of
 the installation process and a pdf of phpinfo(). I have burned a huge
 amount of time on this and am completely out of ideas. Any help will be
 deeply appreciated.

 TQ White II

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