I can tell you these facts for definite.

After extensive testing

1)the mysql DBD driver is being found. (If i try looking for myslx DBD for example I get a proper 'cant find DBD' error.

2)It is not finding any of the datbases within mysql.

I know this because I have tried a standard DBD query script which i have used before and that usaually lists db names (this time it does not). Also if i try to connect to a non existant db name I still get zero feedback (Internal Server Error withouth printing a header)

It must be a bad installation. costas