Ok, continued story of "As the Stomach Turns."

Found out mysql.so doesn't exist on the system.  Why?  It doesn't come 
with php, or MySQL??

Ok, so go to rpmfind.net.... type in mysql.so.... find 
php-mysql-4.0.4pl1-9.i386.rpm.

rpm -vv -ivh php-mysql-4.0.4pl1-9.i386.rpm returns error: failed 
dependencies: libmysqlclient.so.10   is needed by php-mysql-4.0.4pl1-9]

Sooooo.... rpmfind for libmysqlclient.so.10 returns a whole mess of 
mysql-shared.blah.blah.yadda.yadda.  Have no idea which one to 
use....the ones I've tried, all conflict with the mysql installed or 
shome sh!t...

I GIVE UP.

<rant> After second, and third thoughts... deleted.  </rant>

Thanks again everyone,
E