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I have a "DLL" file which I'm told to install in my PHP "Extensions" folder and then to edit php.ini to add "extension=my.dll" in the Extensions section of you php.ini file

What is the Xampp equivalent of these two steps?

Apologies for such a newbie question.

What is the Xampp equivalent of these two steps?

In XAMPP there is no differnce to these steps (because it's a normal PHP installation).

OK sorry, I was looking in the wrong level in the XAMPP folder!

I see a PHP folder now with other DLLs in it. I presume you mean that.

xampp\php\extensions

and the INI file appears to be in
xampp\php\php4
folder

Is this correct?

I was expecting it to be in the xampp\apache folder. I've no idea why

Thanks for the reality check.

BTW

if I am running Xampp in PHP 5 mode should I still edit PHP.ini or php5.ini?

(and ditto if in php 4 mode)

xampp\php\extensions

and the INI file appears to be in "\xampp\php\php4" folder

For PHP4, yes. But only the INI for the CLI/CGI is there. The normal INI is in "\xampp\apache\bin" (see the documentation and phpinfo).

Thanks tremendously for your help!

(I'm runnining php5 mode on windows xp)


I've edited apache\bin\php.ini

in the (Dynamic Extensions) windows extensions section I've added

extension=my.dll

When I run xampp I get my.dll not found in EXT folder.

If I move my.dll from the EXTENSIONS folder to the EXT folder, I get
php4ts.dll was not found.
unable to load dynamic my.dll not found.
(twice)

I'm assuming the DLL I've been given is dynamic.
I know nothing about php4t.dll

Any ideas what silly mistake I am making now?

Many thanks.

If I move my.dll from the EXTENSIONS folder to the EXT folder, I get "php4ts.dll was not found. unable to load dynamic my.dll not found."

So this extension is compiled for PHP4 and not for PHP5...
--> switch to PHP4

Thanks immensely.

Great how you knew that.
It works to the point of the DLL needing PHP 4.10 (not 11) now - LOL.

But progress indeed.

Many thanks!