PHP CLI: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() even with mysql module enabled

Question

I try to run a PHP script from the command line, but get the following error:

Call to undefined function mysql_connect() 

However, the mysql module is loaded:

root /var/www/scripts # php -m | grep mysql mysql mysqli pdo_mysql 

I am on a Debian machine, so all modules are being loaded in their own .ini file:

root /var/www/scripts # php --ini Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /etc/php5/cli Loaded Configuration File: /etc/php5/cli/php.ini Scan for additional .ini files in: /etc/php5/cli/conf.d Additional .ini files parsed: /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/10-pdo.ini, /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-apc.ini, /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-gd.ini, /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-mcrypt.ini, /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-mysql.ini, /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-mysqli.ini, /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-pdo_mysql.ini, /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-xmlrpc.ini 

So even though the mysql module has been loaded, I still get said error when trying to call mysql_connect() in the PHP script.

Any ideas?

PS: Running the script via Apache works fine.

Answer 1

A solution to this problem seems to be both easy and strange (?) alike:

php -c /etc/php5/cli/php.ini -nf script.php 

Why do I have to specify the php.ini file on command line again, if the interpreter says it loads that ini file anyway, even when one does not specify it explicitly?