PHPMyAdmin Windows XAMPP Missing MySQL Extension Issue

Question

I\'ve tried install Apache, PHP, MySQL, and PHPMyAdmin manually and got the error. Then tried XAMPP and still got the error this error with PHPMyAdmin:

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Answer 1

If after you've removed the semi-colons you STILL get this error. Your extension_dir value in php.ini may be the problem simply point the value to extension_dir = "C:\php\ext" (or wherever you store your php modules), restart your server and you should be fine.

Answer 2

I had this issue for the longest time on Xampp 7.4

I had already uncommented the line, however, what helped changing the

extension=php_mysql

to

 extension=php_mysql.dll

Answer 3

Fairly simple fix. Find your PHP.ini file, and in it there will be a list of extensions. Look for the one that says mysql and take the ; off the front of the line.

;extension=php_mysql.dll
;extension=php_mysqli.dll
;extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

If you don't know where your PHP.ini file resides, you can put this code in a script to find out:

phpinfo()

Answer 4

Just add this to your php.ini

extension= php_mysqli.dll

and stop and start apache and MySQL it will work.