title: Fatal Error: ezSQL_mysql requires mySQL Lib to be compiled and or linked in to the PHP engine
body: <p>I'm attempting to get the link shortening PHP scripts <a href="http://yourls.org/" rel="nofollow">YOURLS</a> working on my basic web server running Lubuntu 12.04.</p>
  
  <p>I have a MySQL database created and PHP5 installed. When I attempt to access the administration interface for YOURLS in a browser, I am presented with the following message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Fatal Error: ezSQL_mysql requires mySQL Lib to be compiled and or linked in to the PHP engine
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm very new to MySQL and PHP, so I don't know how to approach this problem. Could you point me in the right direction on this?</p>
  
  <p>(For a quick guide to setting up YOURLS, you can see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ8R5CYSITU" rel="nofollow">this video</a> to get the general idea.)</p>