Enabling MySQLi extension for PHP

[vzxv]

How do I enable the MySQLi extension for PHP?

Should I do this via Plesk somehow, or would it okay to just to recompile PHP with MySQLi support and ignore the fact that Plesk is there?

I'm just nervous about messing Plesk up as I don't have much experience with it.

Any advice on how to go about this?

 

[atomicturtle]

I included php-mysqli in my php5.0 and 5.1 releases (yum install php-mysqli). You can find them in the [atomic-testing] and [atomic-bleeding] channels respectively.

 

[vzxv]

I'm using php4.4.2, and I need a stable solution as it's a production server.

I just need to know if I should ignore Plesk and recompile php with MySQLi support? Or will it break Plesk?

 

[atomicturtle]

Im planning on moving the 5.0 packages into the main archive, and I have them active on all my servers now. So they are in the supported tree.