This extension may be part of the PHP server (compiled-in), otherwise it needs to be loaded dynamically. Its name is probably mysql.so or mysql.dll. phpMyAdmin tried to load the extension but failed.

I have a server where I'm using php+MySQL for users administering it.<BR><BR>The server is Debian Etch (custom 2.6.23 kernel from kmuto). Everyone from the LAN can connect to IP/phpmyadmin from ...

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