Wampserver: problems to load php_pdo_pgsql and php_pgsql modules

Question

Wampserver has a problem when loading php_pdo_pgsql and php_pgsql modules. After searching on several forums the solution is to download from http://www.bmedon.net/download.

Answer 1

1. Install PostgreSQL

2. Edit php.ini, uncomment “extension=php_pgsql.dll”. Check both the php.ini in the PHP folder and Apache folder

3. Edit environment variables, add PostgreSQL /bin and /lib directories to Path. This solves the issue of php_pgsql.dll not loading due to it not being able to resolve dependencies.

4. Done. PHP should now be able to communicate with PostgreSQL.