Description:
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Apache/2.2.11 (Win32) (working if not used in conjuction with... mySql + PHP)
Mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.30, for Win32 (ia32) (working ...
PHP 5.2.8 (working ...)

Windowze Vizta OS Version 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1

And no problem with same setup running under Kubuntu 8.10; works like a charm - no errors(!!).

While Googling my way through the internet i stumbled across this:

"..." Dependency issue of php_mysql.dll: "..." failure in the dependencies. DwmAPI.dll. (Vista Window Manager) "..." from

*http://techmale.com/2008/02/27/how-microsoft-caused-apache-php_mysqldll-to-failusing-vista-dwmapidll/

So the root of this problem seems to be an Internet Explorer dependency.(?)

Reproduce code:
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<?php //db.php
//Database setup:
$dbuser = 'blah';
$dbpass = 'blubb';
$dbhost = "won't tell";

function mydbconnect ($db="")
{
         global $dbuser;
         global $dbpass;
         global $dbhost;

         $dblink = @mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);
         if (!$dblink)
                 die ('Failed to connect to database: ' . mysql_error());
...

Expected result:
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A connection to mysql or
... the error message.

Actual result:
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Crashed Apache, no connection to mysql and as a result, no error message either.

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
  Application Name:	httpd.exe
  Application Version:	2.2.11.0
  Application Timestamp:	493f5d44
  Fault Module Name:	php5ts.dll
  Fault Module Version:	5.2.5.5
  Fault Module Timestamp:	4733df98
  Exception Code:	c0000005
  Exception Offset:	0000ab4a
  OS Version:	6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
  Locale ID:	1031
  Additional Information 1:	c797
  Additional Information 2:	8067133c6c7966c6a4ceb523ba9cf502
  Additional Information 3:	97fc
  Additional Information 4:	ef6496175a5cdac9eb83bb68beb98048