Running on Ubuntu (Linux, Debian)

I installed php5.0 using "apt-get"  (php5, php5-common, php5-cli)

In start.php I have this configured:
$php_bin = "/usr/bin/php";

When I try to run start.php, I get this message
AOChat class needs the Sockets extension to work.


When I look at the php.net pages, it seems to indicate that Socket Functions can only be installed at the same time you install PHP.

Am I missing something here?

Thought that was for windows only?  Especially the .dll

When php was installed on this box, the php.ini file was placed in
/etc/php5.0/cli


Hmm, digging throught that php.ini file, I do see a directory extension variable, but its commented out
; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
;extension_dir = "/usr/local/lib/php5.0/20041030:/usr/local/lib/php5/20041030:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/lib/php5.0/20041030:/usr/lib/php5/20041030"


And, a reference to dynamic extensions, just using .so instead of .dll
; If you wish to have an extension loaded automatically, use the following
; syntax:
;   extension=modulename.extension
;
; For example, on Windows:
;
;   extension=msql.dll
;
; ... or under UNIX:
;
;   extension=msql.so
;
; Note that it should be the name of the module only; no directory information
; needs to go here.  Specify the location of the extension with the
; extension_dir directive above.


But, I can't seem to find any "php_sockets.so" file anywhere

Had some problems with php4 working with mysql so I used this link to upgrade to php5

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=44082&highlight=php5


Maybe should go back to php4 and then work out the issues with mysql


** Went back to php4 (PHP 4.3.10-10ubuntu4.1 (cli))  The error I get of that version is:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function:  mysql_connect() in /home/majwebadmin/bebot/MySQL.php on line 36