mysql re-install - apache will not start now

[raniweb]

I have removed mysql(rpm) and then re-installed mysql 4.0.22 by rpm. When I go to restart my apache server it gives me the error below:

httpd failed to start. The error was: Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 261 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load /etc/httpd/modules/libphp4.so into server: libmysqlclient.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory[FAILED].

I'm not sure what this means. After I had installed mysql, I reconfigured php and left the apache config alone. Mysql is not working either, I can start it but I get a "Cannot find temp.sock error with I try to connect. I'm not sure what I've done because everything was working before a deleted the old mysql and installed the mysql-4.0.22. (I need this version for another program). If you have any ideas of where I should go from here I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance!

 

[ericbrunson]

It looks like you installed a version of mysql client libs that don't provide the shared object your php module is looking for.

Did you install the MySQL-client-compat from the MySQL AB site?

 

[raniweb]

Thank you for responding! I installed the MySQL-client-4.0.22-0.i386.rpm that I downloaded from the mysql.com website. How do I fix a shared object issue? I'm new to linux and just a bit clueless with it. Thank you again for helping!

 

[ericbrunson]

On the download page there are two client rpms, you want to get the one that says "Dynamic client libraries (including 3.23.x libraries)

 

[raniweb]

Thank you again! I just downloaded and installed that one and restarted mysql. I tried to connect with not luck. And apache is still not starting. When I try to connect to mysql I get the 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'. And when I try to start the httpd server I still receive the same error as before.

 

[sedj]

Does /etc/httpd/modules/libphp4.so exist ?

Is libmysqlclient.so.14 in /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib

Do a "find / -type f | grep libmysqlclient"

Is that library anywhere on the box, and if is, is the directory in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH ("env |grep LD_LIB") ?

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[raniweb]

I was able to fix the problem by removing mysql and php and then re-installing both of them. The server came up fine with no errors. Thank you all for your help!