[csw-users] php and mysql problem

[Alex S Moore]

tmarx at uni-wuppertal.de wrote:
> hi!
> 
> i´m relativly new to solaris and blastwave.
> i´ve set up a server with solaris 9 and blastwave´s apache1, php and mysql4.1
> for the mediawiki software.
> my problem is that the php mysql module does not support the new authentication
> method of mysql 4.1 (longer hashes for passwords). one can ship around this by
> manually giving each user an old password with mysqladmin (oldpassword option)
> or by starting the mysql daemon with --old-passwords. though this works, it´s
> far from beeing convinient.
> are there any plans to include a newer version of the php mysql lib anytime
> soon?

Welcome Tobias.  Yes, ldd shows libphp4.so is referencing the 4.0.x 
mysql library.

Please request a rebuild in bug tracking for mod_php.  That should pick 
up the new mysql client library.

Alex