ok, for mysql:
download and install mysql from here:
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
to setup mysql support for PHP, you will need to modify your php.ini file. ( C:\PHP5\php.ini )
1. un-comment the php_mysql.dll extension.
find:
;extension=php_mysql.dll and delete the semi-colon at the beginning:
extension=php_mysql.dll
2. set your php extension dir in the same file
; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
extension_dir = "C:\PHP5\ext"
note: anytime you modify the php.ini file, you will need to restart IIS. ( by opening the command prompt and typeing
iisreset as i posted above.