{"id":5421,"date":"2023-02-15T14:09:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T08:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:09:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T08:39:22","slug":"phpmyadmin-cannot-load-mysql-extension-please-check-your-php-configuration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/phpmyadmin-cannot-load-mysql-extension-please-check-your-php-configuration\/","title":{"rendered":"phpMyAdmin: Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration&#8221; error in phpMyAdmin usually occurs when the MySQL extension is not enabled in PHP. Here are some steps you can take to fix this error:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Check if the MySQL extension is installed: You can check if the MySQL extension is installed on your system by running the following command:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-perl\">php -m | <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">grep<\/span> mysql<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will show a list of installed PHP modules, and if the MySQL module is not listed, it means it is not installed.<\/li>\n<li>Install the MySQL extension: If the MySQL extension is not installed, you can install it using the package manager on your system. For example, on Ubuntu or Debian, you can install the extension by running the following command:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-csharp\">sudo apt-<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">get<\/span> install php-mysql<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will install the MySQL extension for PHP.<\/li>\n<li>Enable the MySQL extension: If the MySQL extension is installed but not enabled, you can enable it by adding the following line to your PHP configuration file (php.ini):\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-makefile\">extension=mysql.so<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can find the location of the php.ini file by running the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-css\">php <span class=\"hljs-attr\">--ini<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will show the location of the php.ini file that is being used.<\/li>\n<li>Restart the web server: After enabling the MySQL extension, you need to restart the web server to apply the changes. 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