PHP 5.2.12 and 5.3.1 under Apache 2.2 on windows Vista: error php5ts.dll, apache crash

[axew3]

Installing php under apache:
If you install php with all extensions activated in the php.ini file (i have install php in this way, with all features) it can cause all errors reported about php5ts.dll and the apache crash. So, before anything else, if apache with php crash down, check well the php.ini file on bottom for the list of all extensions activated: not all extensions need to be active, for example on my windows vista, this is the list of what i have NOT enable in the php.ini file getting apache work fine:
;extension=php_pdo_sqlite .dll
;extension=php_pgsql.dll
;extension=php_shmop.dll
;extension=php_sybase_ct. dll
;extension=php_pdo_mssql. dll
;extension=php_pdo_oci.dl l
;extension=php_pdo_odbc.d ll
;extension=php_oci8.dll
;extension=php_oci8_11g.d ll
;extension=php_mssql.dll
i have disable (comment out) all these in the php.ini file and finally all work as needed.
So you can start testing this: cut off all extensions call from php.ini file and restart Apache: if start without problems than something with php extensions is wrong. Try to add one by one or more restarting apache to see finally what you can use (or not) on your installation of apache+mysql+php.

[axew3]

If your phpmyadmin do not open main page after login, try to change this line in the config.inc.php:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = ‘localhost’;

with

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = ‘127.0.0.1′;