I am trying to create a forum using PHPbb.

I have installed all the appropriate software (PHP, PHPbb, MySQL)

I created the database in mysql.

When I Configure phpMyAdmin, I get this error message:

phpMyAdmin - Error
Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration.


This is the explanation from the documentation.html file:

1.20 I receive the error "cannot load MySQL extension, please check PHP Configuration".
To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions called "MySQL extension".

This extension may be part of the PHP distribution (compiled-in), otherwise it needs to be loaded dynamically.

Its name is probably mysql.so or php_mysql.dll. phpMyAdmin tried to load the extension but failed.

Usually, the problem is solved by installing a software package called "PHP-MySQL" or something similar.

Are you running this on your own server or a remote (ISP) one?

When i tried doing that the first time with a free domain (.co.rn) it said the same for me, have you tried making a new one? that worked for me, i used the the same name, and it still worked!

Im running it on a web server i installed on my laptop. Also i dont have internet access at home.