I have run through a general set up and many people have. I installed Apache 2 and php5. I changed the php.ini and the apache config files. I have read through other topics that were similiar.I am having problems using the basic commands for MySQL through PHP5 like mysql_connect (). I thinkit has to do with the dll files. I am sorry if I am going over things again for people. Been working 90 hour weeks and such, and might have missed the part I needed in going over earlier threads for topics. If you know my answer or a shorter version to go through instead of all the topics please let me know! THANKS for any help! And again, sorry for reposting something I think others solved before!